Calcium receptor-active compounds

ABSTRACT

The present invention features compounds able to modulate one or more activities of an inorganic ion receptor and methods for treating diseases or disorders by modulating inorganic ion receptor activity. Preferably, the compound can mimic or block the effect of extracellular Ca 2+  on a calcium receptor.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the design, development, composition and useof compounds able to modulate one or more inorganic ion receptoractivities.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Certain cells in the body respond not only to chemical signals, but alsoto ions such as extracellular calcium ions (Ca²⁺). Changes in theconcentration of extracellular Ca²⁺ (referred to herein as “[Ca²⁺]”)alter the functional responses of these cells. One such specialized cellis the parathyroid cell which secretes parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH isthe principal endocrine factor regulating Ca²⁺ homeostasis in the bloodand extracellular fluids.

PTH, by acting on bone and kidney cells, increases the level of Ca²⁺ inthe blood. This increase in [Ca²⁺] then acts as a negative feedbacksignal, depressing PTH secretion. The reciprocal relationship between[Ca²⁺] and PTH secretion forms the essential mechanism maintainingbodily Ca²⁺ homeostasis.

Extracellular Ca²⁺ acts directly on parathyroid cells to regulate PTHsecretion. The existence of a parathyroid cell surface protein whichdetects changes in [Ca²⁺] has been confirmed. Brown et al., 366 Nature574, 1993. In parathyroid cells, this protein acts as a receptor forextracellular Ca²⁺ (“the calcium receptor”), and detects changes in[Ca²⁺] and to initiate a functional cellular response, PTH secretion.

Extracellular Ca²⁺ can exert effects on different cell functions,reviewed in Nemeth et al., 11 Cell Calcium 319, 1990. The role ofextracellular Ca²⁺ in parafollicular (C-cells) and parathyroid cells isdiscussed in Nemeth, 11 Cell Calcium 323, 1990. These cells have beenshown to express similar Ca²⁺ receptor. Brown et al., 366 Nature 574,1993; Mithal et al., 9 Suppl. 1 J. Bone and Mineral Res. s282, 1994;Rogers et al., 9 Suppl. 1 J. Bone and Mineral Res. s409, 1994; Garrettet al., 9 Suppl. 1 J. Bone and Mineral Res. s409, 1994. The role ofextracellular Ca²⁺ on bone osteoclasts is discussed by Zaidi, 10Bioscience Reports 493, 1990. In addition keratinocytes, juxtaglomerularcells, trophoblasts, pancreatic beta cells and fat/adipose cells allrespond to increases in extracellular calcium which likely reflectsactivation of calcium receptors of these cells.

The ability of various compounds to mimic extra-cellular Ca²⁺ in vitrois discussed by Nemeth et al., (spermine and spermidine) in“Calcium-Binding Proteins in Health and Disease,” 1987, Academic Press,Inc., pp. 33-35; Brown et al., (e.g., neomycin) 128 Endocrinolocy 3047,1991; Chen et al., (diltiazem and its analog, TA-3090) 5 J. Bone andMineral Res. 581, 1990; and Zaidi et al., (verapamil) 167 Biochem.Biophys. Res. Commun. 807, 1990. Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642,International Publication Number WO 94/18959, and Nemeth et al.,PCT/US92/07175, International Publication Number WO 93/04373, describevarious compounds which can modulate the effect of an inorganic ion on acell having an inorganic ion receptor.

The references provided in the background are not admitted to be priorart.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention features compounds able to modulate one or moreactivities of an inorganic ion receptor and methods for treatingdiseases or disorders by modulating inorganic ion receptor activity.Preferred compounds can mimic or block the effect of extracellularcalcium on a cell surface calcium receptor.

Diseases or disorders which can be treated by modulating inorganic ionreceptor activity include one or more of the following types: (1) thosecharacterized by abnormal inorganic ion homeostasis, preferably calciumhomeostasis; (2) those characterized by an abnormal amount of anextracellular or intracellular messenger whose production can beaffected by inorganic ion receptor activity, preferably calcium receptoractivity; (3) those characterized by an abnormal effect (e.g., adifferent effect in kind or magnitude) of an intracellular orextracellular messenger which can itself be ameliorated by inorganic ionreceptor activity, preferably calcium receptor activity; and (4) otherdiseases or disorders in which modulation of inorganic ion receptoractivity, preferably calcium receptor activity will exert a beneficialeffect, for example, in diseases or disorders where the production of anintracellular or extracellular messenger stimulated by receptor activitycompensates for an abnormal amount of a different messenger. Examples ofextracellular messengers whose secretion and/or effect can be affectedby modulating inorganic ion receptor activity include inorganic ions,hormones, neurotransmitters, growth factors, and chemokines. Examples ofintracellular messengers include cAMP, cGMP, IP3, and diacylglycerol.

Thus, a compound of this invention preferably modulates calcium receptoractivity and is used in the treatment of diseases or disorders which canbe affected by modulating one or more activities of a calcium receptor.Calcium receptor proteins enable certain specialized cells to respond tochanges in extracellular Ca²⁺ concentration. For example, extracellularCa²⁺ inhibits the secretion of parathyroid hormone from parathyroidcells, inhibits bone resorption by osteoclasts, and stimulates secretionof calcitonin from C-cells.

In a preferred embodiment, the compound is used to treat a disease ordisorder characterized by abnormal bone and mineral homeostasis, morepreferably calcium homeostasis. Extracellular Ca²⁺ is under tighthomeostatic control and controls various processes such as bloodclotting, nerve and muscle excitability, and proper bone formation.Abnormal calcium homeostasis is characterized by one or more of thefollowing activities: (1) an abnormal increase or decrease in serumcalcium; (2) an abnormal increase or decrease in urinary excretion ofcalcium; (3) an abnormal increase or decrease in bone calcium levels,for example, as assessed by bone mineral density measurements; (4) anabnormal absorption of dietary calcium; (5) an abnormal increase ordecrease in the production and/or release of messengers which affectserum calcium levels such as parathyroid hormone and calcitonin; and (6)an abnormal change in the response elicited by messengers which affectserum calcium levels. The abnormal increase or decrease in thesedifferent aspects of calcium homeostasis is relative to that occurringin the general population and is generally associated with a disease ordisorder.

Diseases and disorders characterized by abnormal calcium homeostasis canbe due to different cellular defects such as a defective calciumreceptor activity, a defective number of calcium receptors, or adefective intracellular protein acted on by a calcium receptor. Forexample, in parathyroid cells, the calcium receptor is coupled to theG_(i) protein which in turn inhibits cyclic AMP production. Defects inG_(i) protein can affect its ability to inhibit cyclic AMP production.

Thus, a first aspect the invention features an inorganic ion receptormodulating compound having the formula:

STRUCTURE I

where Ar₁ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,N(CH₃)₂, phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂,CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl, ethylene dioxy;

Ar₂ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, and acetoxy;

q is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and

R is either H, or lower alkyl;

and pharmaceutically salts and complexes thereof.

Compounds of this invention have preferred stereochemistry. The CH₃shown in Structure I is at a chiral center and provides an a-(R)-methylstructure. When R is CH₃, the R shown in Structure I is also at chiralcenter which provides an (R)-methyl structure. Thus, when R is CH₃, theStructure I compound has (R,R) stereochemistry.

Inorganic ion receptor activities are those processes brought about as aresult of inorganic ion receptor activation. Such processes include theproduction of molecules which can act as intracellular or extracellularmessengers.

Inorganic ion receptor-modulating compound include ionomimetics,ionolytics, calcimimetics, and calcilytics. lonomimetics are compoundswhich bind to an inorganic ion receptor and mimic (i.e., evoke orpotentiate) the effects of an inorganic ion at an inorganic ionreceptor. Preferably, the compound affects one or more calcium receptoractivities. Calcimimetics are ionomimetics which effects one or morecalcium receptor activities and bind to a calcium receptor.

Ionolytics are compounds which bind to an inorganic ion receptor andblock (i.e., inhibit or diminish) one or more activities caused by aninorganic ion at an inorganic ion receptor. Preferably, the compoundaffects one or more calcium receptor activities. Calcilytics areionolytics which block one or more calcium receptor activities evoked byextracellular calcium and bind to a calcium receptor.

Ionomimetics and ionolytics may bind at the same receptor site as thenative inorganic ion ligand binds or can bind at a different site (e.g.,allosteric site). For example, NPS R-467 binding to a calcium receptorresults in calcium receptor activity and, thus, NPS R-467 is classifiedas a calcimimetic. However, NPS R-467 binds to the calcium receptor at adifferent site (i.e., an allosteric site) than extracellular calcium.

A measure of a compounds effectiveness can be determined by calculatingthe EC₅₀ or IC₅₀ for that compound. The EC₅₀, is the concentration of acompound which causes a half maximal mimicking effect. The IC₅₀ is theconcentration of compound which causes a half-maximal blocking effect.EC₅₀ and IC₅₀ for compounds at a calcium receptor can be determined byassaying one or more of the activities of extracellular calcium at acalcium receptor. Examples of assays for measuring EC₅₀, and IC₅₀ aredescribed Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642, International PublicationNumber WO 94/18959, and Nemeth et al., PCT/US92/07175, InternationalPublication Number WO 93/04373, (both of these publications are herebyincorporated by reference here) and below. Such assays include oocyteexpression assays and measuring increases in intracellular calcium ionconcentration ([Ca²⁺]_(i)) due to calcium receptor activity. Preferably,such assays measure the release or inhibition of a particular hormoneassociated with activity of a calcium receptor.

An inorganic ion receptor-modulating compound preferably selectivelytargets inorganic ion receptor activity in a particular cell. Forexample, selective targeting of a calcium receptor activity is achievedby a compound exerting a greater effect on a calcium receptor activityin one cell type than at another cell type for a given concentration ofcompound. Preferably, the differential effect is 10-fold or greater asmeasured in vivo or in vitro. More preferably, the differential effectis measured in vivo and the compound concentration is measured as theplasma concentration or extracellular fluid concentration and themeasured effect is the production of extracellular messengers such asplasma calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, or plasma calcium. For example,in a preferred embodiment, the compound selectively targets PTHsecretion over calcitonin secretion.

Preferably, the compound is either a calcimimetic or calcilytic havingan EC₅₀ or IC₅₀ at a calcium receptor of less than or equal to 5 μM, andeven more preferably less than or equal to 1 μM, 100 nmolar, 10 nmolar,or 1 nmolar using one of the assays described below. More preferably,the assay measures intracellular Ca²⁺ in HEK 293 cells transformed withnucleic acid expressing the human parathyroid calcium receptor andloaded with fura-2. Lower EC₅₀'s or IC₅₀'s are advantageous since theyallow lower concentrations of compounds to be used in vivo or in vitro.The discovery of compounds with low EC₅₀'s and IC₅₀'s enables the designand synthesis of additional compounds having similar or improvedpotency, effectiveness, and/or selectivity.

Another aspect of the present invention features an inorganic ionreceptor modulating compound having the formula:

STRUCTURE II

where Ar₃ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), N(CH₃)₂,acetyl, ethylene dioxy.

Ar₄ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, and acetoxy;

R₈ is either hydrogen or phenyl;

R₉ is either hydrogen or methyl; and

R₁₀ is either hydrogen, methyl, or phenyl; or pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts and complexes thereof.

Another aspect of the present invention features an inorganic ionreceptor modulating compound having the formula:

STRUCTURE III

where Ar₅ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl,ethylene dioxy, —CH═CH-phenyl;

Ar₆ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,acetyl, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylenedioxy, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN,carbomethoxy, OCH₂C(O)C₂H₅ and acetoxy;

R₁₁ is hydrogen or methyl; and

R₁₂ is hydrogen or methyl.

Another aspect of the present invention features a pharmaceuticalcomposition made up of an inorganic ion receptor-modulating compounddescribed herein and a physiologically acceptable carrier. A“pharmacological composition” refers to a composition in a form suitablefor administration into a mammal, preferably a human. Preferably, thepharmaceutical composition contains a sufficient amount of a calciumreceptor modulating compound in a proper pharmaceutical form to exert atherapeutic effect on a human.

Considerations concerning forms suitable for administration are known inthe art and include toxic effects, solubility, route of administration,and maintaining activity. For example, pharmacological compositionsinjected into the blood stream should be soluble.

Pharmaceutical compositions can also be formulated as pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts (e.g., acid addition salts) and complexes thereof. Thepreparation of such salts can facilitate the pharmacological use of acompound by altering its physical characteristics without preventing itfrom exerting a physiological effect.

Another aspect the present invention features a method for treating apatient by modulating inorganic ion receptor activity using inorganicion receptor modulating compounds described herein. The method involvesadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition containing atherapeutically effective amount of an inorganic ion receptor-modulatingcompound. In a preferred embodiment, the disease or disorder is treatedby modulating calcium receptor activity by administering to the patienta therapeutically effective amount of a calcium receptor-modulatingcompound.

Inorganic ion receptor-modulating compounds, and compositions containingthe compounds, can be used to treat patients. A “patient” refers to amammal in which modulation of an inorganic ion receptor will have abeneficial effect. Patients in need of treatment involving modulation ofinorganic ion receptors can be identified using standard techniquesknown to those in the medical profession.

Preferably, a patient is a human having a disease or disordercharacterized by one more of the following: (1) abnormal inorganic ionhomeostasis, more preferably abnormal calcium homeostasis; (2) anabnormal level of a messenger whose production or secretion is affectedby inorganic ion receptor activity, more preferably affected by calciumreceptor activity; and (3) an abnormal level or activity of a messengerwhose function is affected by inorganic ion receptor activity, morepreferably affected by calcium receptor activity.

Diseases characterized by abnormal calcium homeostasis includehyperparathyroidism, osteoporosis and other bone and mineral-relateddisorders, and the like (as described, e.g., in standard medical textbooks, such as “Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine”) . Suchdiseases are treated using calcium receptor-modulating compounds whichmimic or block one or more of the effects of extracellular Ca²⁺ on acalcium receptor and, thereby, directly or indirectly affect the levelsof proteins or other compounds in the body of the patient.

By “therapeutically effective amount” is meant an amount of a compoundwhich relieves to some extent one or more symptoms of the disease ordisorder in the patient; or returns to normal either partially orcompletely one or more physiological or biochemical parametersassociated with or causative of the disease or disorder.

In a preferred embodiment, the patient has a disease or disordercharacterized by an abnormal level of one or more calciumreceptor-regulated components and the compound is active on a calciumreceptor of a cell selected from the group consisting of: parathyroidcell, bone osteoclast, juxtaglomerular kidney cell, proximal tubulekidney cell, distal tubule kidney cell, central nervous system cell,peripheral nervous system cell, cell of the thick ascending limb ofHenle's loop and/or collecting duct, keratinocyte in the epidermis,parafollicular cell in the thyroid (C-cell), intestinal cell, platelet,vascular smooth muscle cell, cardiac atrial cell, gastrin-secretingcell, glucagon-secreting cell, kidney mesangial cell, mammary cell, betacell, fat/adipose cell, immune cell, GI tract cell, skin cell, adrenalcell, pituitary cell, hypothalamic cell and cell of the subfornicalorgan.

More preferably, the cells are chosen from the group consisting of:parathyroid cell, central nervous system cell, peripheral nervous systemcell, cell of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop and/or collectingduct in the kidney, parafollicular cell in the thyroid (C-cell),intestinal cell, GI tract cell, pituitary cell, hypothalamic cell andcell of the subfornical organ.

In a preferred embodiment, the compound is a calcimimetic acting on aparathyroid cell calcium receptor and reduces the level of parathyroidhormone in the serum of the patient. More preferably, the level isreduced to a degree sufficient to cause a decrease in plasma Ca²⁺. Mostpreferably, the parathyroid hormone level is reduced to that present ina normal individual.

In another preferred embodiment, the compound is a calcilytic acting ona parathyroid cell calcium receptor and increases the level ofparathyroid hormone in the serum of the patient. More preferably, thelevel is increased to a degree sufficient to cause an increase in bonemineral density of a patient.

Patients in need of such treatments can be identified by standardmedical techniques, such as blood or urine analysis. For example, bydetecting a deficiency of protein whose production or secretion isaffected by changes in inorganic ion concentrations, or by detectingabnormal levels of inorganic ions or hormones which effect inorganic ionhomeostasis.

Various examples are used throughout the application. These examples arenot intended in any way to limit the invention.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing figures, detailed description of the invention, examples, andthe claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIGS. 1a-1 r, show the chemical structures of different compounds.

FIGS. 2-131 provided physical data for representative compounds hereindescribed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention features compounds able to modulate one or moreinorganic ion receptor activities, preferably the compound can mimic orblock an effect of an extracellular ion on a cell having an inorganicion receptor, more preferably the extracellular ion is Ca²⁺ and theeffect is on a cell having a calcium receptor. Publications concernedwith the calcium activity, calcium receptor and/or calcium receptormodulating compounds include the following: Brown et al., Nature 366:574, 1993; Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642, International PublicationNumber WO 94/18959; Nemeth et al., PCT/US92/07175, InternationalPublication Number WO 93/04373; Shoback and Chen, J. Bone Mineral Res.9: 293 (1994); and Racke et al., FEBS Lett. 333: 132, (1993). Thesepublications are not admitted to be prior art to the claimed invention.

I. CALCIUM RECEPTORS

Calcium receptors are present on different cell types and can havedifferent activities in different cell types. The pharmacologicaleffects of the following cells, in response to calcium, is consistentwith the presence of a calcium receptor: parathyroid cell, boneosteoclast, juxtaglomerular kidney cell, proximal tubule kidney cell,distal tubule kidney cell, central nervous system cell, peripheralnervous system cell, cell of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loopand/or collecting duct, keratinocyte in the epidermis, parafollicularcell in the thyroid (C-cell), intestinal cell, platelet, vascular smoothmuscle cell, cardiac atrial cell, gastrin-secreting cell,glucagon-secreting cell, kidney mesangial cell, mammary cell, beta cell,fat/adipose cell, immune cell, GI tract cell, skin cell, adrenal cell,pituitary cell, hypothalamic cell and cell of the subfornical organ. Inaddition, the presence of calcium receptors on parathyroid cell, centralnervous system cell, peripheral nervous system cell, cell of the thickascending limb of Henle's loop and/or collecting duct in the kidney,parafollicular cell in the thyroid (C-cell), intestinal cell, GI tractcell, pituitary cell, hypothalamic cell and cell of the subfornicalorgan, has been confirmed by physical data.

The calcium receptor on these different cell types may be different. Itis also possible that a cell can have more than one type of calciumreceptor. Comparison of calcium receptor activities and amino acidsequences from different cells indicate that distinct calcium receptortypes exist. For example, calcium receptors can respond to a variety ofdi- and trivalent cations. The parathyroid calcium receptor responds tocalcium and Gd³⁺, while osteoclasts respond to divalent cations such ascalcium, but do not respond to Gd³⁺. Thus, the parathyroid calciumreceptor is pharmacologically distinct from the calcium receptor on theosteoclast.

On the other hand, the nucleic acid sequences encoding calcium receptorspresent in parathyroid cells and C-cells indicate that these receptorshave a very similar amino acid structure. Nevertheless, calcimimeticcompounds exhibit differential pharmacology and regulate differentactivities at parathyroid cells and C-cells. Thus, pharmacologicalproperties of calcium receptors may vary significantly depending uponthe cell type or organ in which they are expressed even though thecalcium receptors may have similar or even identical structures.

Calcium receptors, in general, have a low affinity for extracellularCa²⁺ (apparent K_(d) generally greater than about 0.5 mM). Calciumreceptors may include a free or bound effector mechanism as defined byCooper, Bloom and Roth, “The Biochemical Basis of Neuropharmacology”,Ch. 4, and are thus distinct from intracellular calcium receptors, e.g.,calmodulin and the troponins.

Calcium receptors respond to changes in extracellular calcium levels.The exact changes depend on the particular receptor and cell linecontaining the receptor. For example, the in vitro effect of calcium onthe calcium receptor in a parathyroid cell includes the following:

1. An increase in internal calcium. The increase is due to the influx ofexternal calcium and/or to mobilization of internal calcium.Characteristics of the increase in internal calcium include thefollowing:

(a) A rapid (time to peak <5 seconds) and transient increase in[Ca²⁺]_(i) that is refractory to inhibition by 1 μM La³⁺ or 1 μM Gd³⁺and is abolished by pretreatment with ionomycin (in the absence ofextracellular Ca²⁺);

(b) The increase is not inhibited by dihydropyridines;

(c) The transient increase is abolished by pretreatment for 10 minuteswith 10 mM sodium fluoride;

(d) The transient increase is diminished by pretreatment with anactivator of protein kinase C (PKC), such as phorbol myristate acetate(PMA), mezerein or (−)-indolactam V. The overall effect of the proteinkinase C activator is to shift the concentration-response curve ofcalcium to the right without affecting the maximal response; and

(e) Pretreatment with pertussis toxin (100 ng/ml for >4 hours) does notaffect the increase.

2. A rapid (<30 seconds) increase in the formation ofinositol-1,4,5-triphosphate or diacylglycerol. Pretreatment withpertussis toxin (100 ng/ml for >4 hours) does not affect this increase;

3. The inhibition of dopamine- and isoproterenol-stimulated cyclic AMPformation. This effect is blocked by pretreatment with pertussis toxin(100 ng/ml for >4 hours); and

4. The inhibition of PTH secretion. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin(100 ng/ml for >4 hours) does not affect the inhibition in PTHsecretion.

Using techniques known in the art, the effect of calcium on othercalcium receptors in different cells can be readily determined. Sucheffects may be similar in regard to the increase in internal calciumobserved in parathyroid cells. However, the effect is expected to differin other aspects, such as causing or inhibiting the release of a hormoneother than parathyroid hormone.

II. INORGANIC ION RECEPTOR MODULATING COMPOUNDS

Inorganic ion receptor modulating compounds modulate one or moreinorganic ion receptor activities. Preferred calcium receptor modulatingcompounds are calcimimetics and calcilytics. Inorganic ion receptormodulating compounds can be identified by screening compounds which aremodelled after a compound shown to have a particular activity (i.e., alead compound).

A preferred method of measuring calcium receptor activity is to measurechanges in [Ca²⁺]_(i). Changes in [Ca²⁺]_(i) can be measured usingdifferent techniques such by using HEK 293 cells transduced with nucleicacid expressing the human parathyroid calcium receptor and loaded withfura-2; and by measuring an increase in C1⁻ current in a Xenopus oocyteinjected with nucleic acid coding for a calcium receptor. (See Nemeth etal., PCT/US93/01642, International Publication Number WO 94/18959.) Forexample, poly(A)⁺ mRNA can be obtained from cells expressing a calciumreceptor, such as a parathyroid cell, bone osteoclast, juxtaglomerularkidney cell, proximal tubule kidney cell, distal tubule kidney cell,cell of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop and/or collecting duct,keratinocyte in the epidermis, parafollicular cell in the thyroid(C-cell), intestinal cell, central nervous cell, peripheral nervoussystem cell, platelet, vascular smooth muscle cell, cardiac atrial cell,gastrin-secreting cell, glucagon-secreting cell, kidney mesangial cell,mammary cell, beta cell, fat/adipose cell, immune cell, and GI tractcell. Preferably, the nucleic acid is from a parathyroid cell, C-cell,or osteoclast. More preferably, the nucleic acid encodes a calciumreceptor and is present on a plasmid or vector.

In preferred embodiments the calcium receptor modulating compound is acalcimimetic which inhibits bone resorption in vivo by an osteoclast;inhibits bone resorption in vitro by an osteoclast; stimulatescalcitonin secretion in vitro or in vivo from a c-cell; inhibitsparathyroid hormone secretion from a parathyroid cell in vitro anddecreases PTH secretion in vivo; elevates calcitonin levels in vivo; orblocks osteoclastic bone resorption in vitro and inhibits boneresorption in vivo.

In another preferred embodiment the calcium receptor modulating compoundis a calcilytic which evokes the secretion of parathyroid hormone fromparathyroid cells in vitro and elevates the level of parathyroid hormonein vivo.

Preferably, the compound selectively targets inorganic ion receptoractivity, more preferably calcium receptor activity, in a particularcell. By “selectively” is meant that the compound exerts a greatereffect on inorganic ion receptor activity in one cell type than atanother cell type for a given concentration of compound. Preferably, thedifferential effect is 10-fold or greater. Preferably, the concentrationrefers to blood plasma concentration and the measured effect is theproduction of extracellular messengers such as plasma calcitonin,parathyroid hormone or plasma calcium. For example, in a preferredembodiment, the compound selectively targets PTH secretion overcalcitonin secretion.

In another preferred embodiment, the compound has an EC₅₀ or IC₅₀ lessthan or equal to 5 μM at one or more, but not all cells chosen from thegroup consisting of: parathyroid cell, bone osteoclast, juxtaglomerularkidney cell, proximal tubule kidney cell, distal tubule kidney cell,central nervous system cell, peripheral nervous system cell, cell of thethick ascending limb of Henle's loop and/or collecting duct,keratinocyte in the epidermis, parafollicular cell in the thyroid(C-cell), intestinal cell, platelet, vascular smooth muscle cell,cardiac atrial cell, gastrin-secreting cell, glucagon-secreting cell,kidney mesangial cell, mammary cell, beta cell, fat/adipose cell, immunecell, GI tract cell, skin cell, adrenal cell, pituitary cell,hypothalamic cell and cell of the subfornical organ. More preferably,the cells are chosen from the group consisting of parathyroid cell,central nervous system cell, peripheral nervous system cell, cell of thethick ascending limb of Henle's loop and/or collecting duct in thekidney, parafollicular cell in the thyroid (C-cell), intestinal cell, GItract cell, pituitary cell, hypothalamic cell and cell of thesubfornical organ. The presence of a calcium receptor in this group ofcells has been confirmed by physical data such as in situ hybridizationand antibody staining.

Preferably, inorganic ion receptor modulating compounds mimic or blockthe effects of an extracellular ion on a cell having an inorganic ionreceptor, such that the compounds achieve a therapeutic effect.Inorganic ion receptor modulating compounds may have the same, ordifferent, effects on cells having different types of inorganic ionreceptor morphology (e.g., such as cells having normal inorganic ionreceptors, a normal number of inorganic ion receptor, an abnormalinorganic ion receptor, and an abnormal number of inorganic ionreceptors).

Calcium receptor modulating compounds preferably mimic or block all ofthe effects of extracellular ion in a cell having a calcium receptor.However, calcimimetics need not possess all the biological activities ofextracellular Ca²⁺. Similarly, calcilytics need not block all of theactivities caused by extracellular calcium. Additionally, differentcalcimimetics and different calcilytics do not need to bind to the samesite on the calcium receptor as does extracellular Ca²⁺ to exert theireffects.

Inorganic modulating compounds need not effect inorganic receptoractivity to the same extent or in exactly the same manner as the naturalligand. For example, a calcimimetic may effect calcium receptor activityto a different extent, to a different duration, by binding to adifferent binding site, or by having a different affinity, compared tocalcium acting at a calcium receptor.

A. Calcimimetics

1. Structure I Compounds

Structure I compounds able to modulate calcium receptor activity havethe following formula:

where, Ar₁ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,N(CH₃)₂, phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂,CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl, ethylene dioxy, preferably each substituent isindependently selected from the group consisting of, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O,methylene dioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH,CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, NO₂, CH₃CH₂, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,t-butyl, and acetoxy. More preferably, Ar₁ is either a naphthyl or aphenyl having 1-5 substituents each independently selected from thegroup consisting of isopropyl, CH₃O, CH₃S, CF₃O, I, Cl, F, CF₃, and CH₃,more preferably CF₃O, I, Cl, F, and CF₃;

Ar₂ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, and acetoxy,preferably each substituent is independently selected from the groupconsisting of, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O, methylene dioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃,CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, NO₂, CH₃CH₂,propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, and acetoxy. Morepreferably, Ar₂ is either a naphthyl or a phenyl having 1-5 substituentseach independently selected from the group consisting of isopropyl,CH₃O, CH₃S, CF₃O, I, Cl, F, CF₃, and CH₃, more preferably CF₃O, I, Cl,F, CH₃O, and CF₃.

q is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and

R is either H, or CH₃;

and pharmaceutically salts and complexes thereof.

“Lower alkyl” refers to a saturated hydrocarbon having 1-4 carbons,preferably 1-3 carbon atoms, which may be straight chain or branched.

“Lower alkoxy” refers to “O-lower alkyl”. Where “O” is an oxygen joinedto a lower alkyl.

“Lower thioalkyl” refers to “S-lower alkyl”. Where “S” is a sulfurjoined to a lower alkyl.

“Lower haloalkyl” refers to a lower alkyl substituted with at least onehalogen. Preferably, only the terminal carbon of the lower haloalkyl issubstituted with a halogen and 1 to 3 halogens are present. Morepreferably, the lower haloalkyl contains 1 carbon. Preferably, thehalogen substitutions are either Cl or F.

“Lower haloalkoxy” refers to “O-lower haloalkyl”. Where “O” is an oxygenjoined to a lower haloalkyl.

a. Ar₁ and Ar₂ are Both Optionally Substituted Phenyls

In a preferred embodiment both Ar₁ and Ar₂ are optionally substitutedphenyls and the compound has following formula:

where R is hydrogen or methyl

m and n are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;

each X is independently selected from the group consisting of, loweralkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy, lowerhaloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy, N(CH₃)₂,phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl, ethylene dioxy. Preferably each X is independentlyselected from the group consisting of, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O, methylenedioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH, CH₂OH,CONH₂, CN, NO₂, CH₃CH₂, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, andacetoxy. More preferably, each X is independently selected from thegroup consisting of isopropyl, CH₃O, CH₃S, CF₃O, I, Cl, F, CF₃, and CH₃,more preferably CF₃O, I, Cl, F, and CF₃;

each Z is independently selected from the group consisting of, loweralkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy, lowerhaloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, and acetoxy.Preferably each Z is independently selected from the group consistingof, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O, methylene dioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F,CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, CH₃CH₂, propyl, isopropyl,butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, and acetoxy. More preferably, each Z isindependently selected from the group consisting of, isopropyl, CH₃O,CH₃S, CF₃O, CF₃, I, Cl, F, and CH₃.

In a more preferred embodiment, at least one of the Z substituents is inthe meta position. More preferably, the compound has the follow formula:

where R is either hydrogen or methyl;

m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, preferably 1 or 2;

and each X is independently selected from the group consisting of, loweralkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy, lowerhaloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy, N(CH₃)₂,phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO,CH₃CH(OH), acetyl, ethylene dioxy, preferably each substituent isindependently selected from the group consisting of, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O,methylene dioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH,CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, NO₂, CH₃CH₂, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,t-butyl, and acetoxy, more preferably, isopropyl, CH₃O, CH₃S, CF₃O, CF₃,I, Cl, F, and CH₃.

More preferably, the compound has the formula:

where R is either hydrogen or methyl;

R₁ is either halogen or hydrogen, preferably R₁ is either F, orhydrogen;

R₂ is either hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, or lowerhaloalkoxy, preferably, R₂ is either hydrogen, CF₃, CH₃, OCF₃, or F, and

R₃ is either hydrogen, halogen, or alkoxy, preferably, R₃ is either Cl,F, hydrogen, or methoxy, more preferably methoxy.

In alternative more preferred combinations; at least two of R₁, R₂, andR₃ is halogen, preferably F and R is hydrogen or CH₃; R is hydrogen orCH₃, R₂ is either lower haloalkyl, or lower haloalkoxy, preferably OCF₃or CF₃, and R₁ and R₃ is hydrogen; and R is CH₃, R₃ is halogen,preferably Cl, R₁ is either halogen or hydrogen, preferably F orhydrogen, and R₂ is either hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower haloalkyl, orlower haloalkoxy, preferably, hydrogen, CF₃, CH₃, OCF₃, or F.

b. Ar₁ is Naphthyl and q is 0

In another preferred embodiment, Ar₂ is naphthyl, q is 0, and thecompound has the formula:

where Ar₁ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,N(CH₃)₂, phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂,CHO, CH₃CH (OH), acetyl, ethylene dioxy, preferably each substituent isindependently selected from the group consisting of, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O,methylene dioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH,CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, NO₂, CH₃CH₂, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,t-butyl, and acetoxy. More preferably, Ar₁ is either a naphthyl or aphenyl having 1-5 substituents each independently selected from thegroup consisting of isopropyl, CH₃O, CH₃S, CF₃, CF₃O, I, Cl, F, and CH₃

More preferably, Ar₁ is an optional substituted phenyl where thecompound has the formula:

where X_(n) represents the optional substituents for the optionallysubstituted phenyl as described above (with the preferred substituentsand number of substituents as described above).

Even more preferably the compound has the formula:

where R is either CH₃ or hydrogen;

R₄ is either lower alkyl, halogen, or alkoxy, preferably isopropyl,chlorine, or methoxy; and

R₅ is either hydrogen, lower alkyl, or halogen, preferably methyl, CH₃,Br, or Cl.

c. Ar₂ is Naphthyl and q is 2

In another preferred embodiment, Ar₁ is a substituted phenyl, Ar₂ isnaphthyl, q is 2 and the compound has the formula:

where R is either hydrogen or CH₃;

n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, preferably 1 or 2; and

each X is independently selected from the group consisting of, loweralkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy, lowerhaloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy, N(CH₃)₂,phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl, ethylene dioxy, preferably each substituent isindependently selected from the group consisting of, CH₃, CH₃O, CH₃CH₂O,methylene dioxy, Br, Cl, F, I, CF₃, CHF₂, CH₂F, CF₃O, CF₃CH₂O, CH₃S, OH,CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, NO₂, CH₃CH₂, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,t-butyl, and acetoxy, more preferably, isopropyl, CH₃O, CH₃S, CF₃O, CF₃,I, Cl, F, and CH₃.

More preferably, the compound has the formula:

where R₆ is either is either hydrogen, lower haloalkyl, or lowerhaloalkoxy, preferably hydrogen, OCF₃ or CF₃; and

R₇ is either halogen or hydrogen, preferably chlorine or hydrogen.

In other embodiments R, R₆ and R₇ are as described above (with thepreferred substituents as described above), provided that when both Rand R₆ are hydrogen, R₇ is not Cl; and R is CH₃, and R₆ and R₇ is asdescribed above (with the preferred substituents as described above).

2. Structure II Compounds

Structure II compounds have the formula:

where Ar₃ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), N(CH₃)₂,acetyl, ethylene dioxy, preferably N(CH₃)₂, lower alkoxy, or loweralkyl;

Ar₄ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, and acetoxy,preferably lower alkoxy, more preferably methoxy;

R₈ is either hydrogen or phenyl, preferably hydrogen;

R₉ is either hydrogen or methyl; and

R₁₀ is either hydrogen, methyl, or phenyl, more preferably when R₁₀ ismethyl the chiral carbon it is attached to is the (R) stereoisomer.

Preferably, the α-methyl in Structure II is an (R) -α-methyl.

3. Structure III Compounds Structure III compounds have the formula:

where Ar₅ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to5 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy,lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl,ethylene dioxy, —CH═CH-phenyl, preferably, lower alkyl, phenoxy,—CH═CH-phenyl, dimethylbenzyl, methoxy, methylene, or ethylene;

Ar₆ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of,acetyl, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylenedioxy, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN,carbomethoxy, OCH₂C(O)C₂H₅ and acetoxy, preferably methoxy, lower alkyl,phenyl, halogen, CF₃, CN, carbomethoxy or, OCH₂C(O)C₂H₅;

R₁₁ is hydrogen or methyl, preferably when R₁₁ is methyl the carbon towhich it is attached is an (R) stereoisomer; and

R₁₂ is hydrogen or methyl, preferably when R₁₂ is methyl the carbon towhich it is attached is an (R) stereoisomer.

4. Calcimimetic Activity

The ability of compounds to mimic the activity of Ca²⁺ at calciumreceptors can be determined using procedures known in the art anddescribed by Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642, International PublicationNumber WO 94/18959. For example, calcimimetics possess one or more andpreferably all of the following activities when tested on parathyroidcells in vitro:

1. The compound causes a rapid (time to peak <5 seconds) and transientincrease in intracellular calcium concentration that is refractory toinhibition by 1 μM La³⁺ or 1 μM Gd³⁺. The increase in [Ca²⁺]_(i)persists in the absence of extracellular Ca²⁺, but is abolished bypretreatment with ionomycin (in the absence of extracellular Ca²⁺);

2. The compound potentiates increases in [Ca²⁺] elicited by submaximalconcentrations of extracellular Ca²⁺;

3. The increase in [Ca²⁺]_(i) elicited by extracellular Ca²⁺ is notinhibited by dihydropyridines;

4. The transient increase in [Ca²⁺]_(i) caused by the compound isabolished by pretreatment for 10 minutes with 10 mM sodium fluoride;

5. The transient increase in [Ca²⁺]_(i) caused by the compound isdiminished by pretreatment with an activator of protein kinase C (PKC),such as phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), mezerein or (−)-indolactam V.The overall effect of the protein kinase C activator is to shift theconcentration-response curve of the compound to the right withoutaffecting the maximal response;

6. The compound causes a rapid (<30 seconds) increase in the formationof inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate and/or diacylglycerol;

7. The compound inhibits dopamine- or isoproterenol-stimulated cyclicAMP formation;

8. The compound inhibits PTH secretion;

9. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin (100 ng/ml for >4 hours) blocks theinhibitory effect of the compound on cyclic AMP formation, but does noteffect increases in [Ca²⁺]_(i), inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate, ordiacylglycerol, nor decreases in PTH secretion;

10. The compound elicits increases in C1⁻ current in Xenopus oocytesinjected with poly(A)⁺-enriched mRNA from bovine or human parathyroidcells, but is without effect in Xenopus oocytes injected with water, orliver mRNA; and

11. Similarly, using a cloned calcium receptor from a parathyroid cell,the compound will elicit a response in Xenopus oocytes injected with thespecific cDNA or mRNA encoding the receptor.

Different calcium activities can be measured using available techniques.(See, Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642, International Publication Number WO94/18959.) Parallel definitions of compounds mimicking Ca²⁺ activity onother calcium responsive cell, preferably at a calcium receptor, areevident from the examples provided herein and Nemeth et al.,PCT/US93/01642, International Publication Number WO 94/18959.

Preferably, the compound as measured by the bioassays described herein,or by Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642, International Publication Number WO94/18959, has one or more, more preferably all of the followingactivities: evokes a transient increase in internal calcium, having aduration of less that 30 seconds (preferably by mobilizing internalcalcium); evokes a rapid increase in [Ca²⁺]_(i), occurring within thirtyseconds; evokes a sustained increase (greater than thirty seconds) in[Ca²⁺]_(i) (preferably by causing an influx of external calcium); evokesan increase in inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate or diacylglycerol levels,preferably within less than 60 seconds; and inhibits dopamine- orisoproterenol-stimulated cyclic AMP formation.

The transient increase in [Ca²⁺]_(i) is preferably abolished bypretreatment of the cell for ten minutes with 10 mM sodium fluoride, orthe transient increase is diminished by brief pretreatment (not morethan ten minutes) of the cell with an activator of protein kinase C,preferably, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), mezerein or (−) indolactamV.

C. Calcilytics

The ability of a compound to block the activity of extracellular calciumat a calcium receptor can be determined using standard techniques basedon the present disclosure. (See, also Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642,International Publication Number WO 94/18959.) For example, compoundswhich block the effect of extracellular calcium, when used in referenceto a parathyroid cell, possess one or more, and preferably all of thefollowing characteristics when tested on parathyroid cells in vitro:

1. The compound blocks, either partially or completely, the ability ofincreased concentrations of extracellular Ca²⁺ to:

(a) increase [Ca²⁺]_(i),

(b) mobilize intracellular Ca²⁺,

(c) increase the formation of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate,

(d) decrease dopamine- or isoproterenol-stimulated cyclic AMP formation,and

(e) inhibit PTH secretion;

2. The compound blocks increases in C1⁻ current in Xenopus oocytesinjected with poly(A)⁺-mRNA from bovine or human parathyroid cellselicited by extracellular Ca²⁺ or calcimimetic compounds, but not inXenopus oocytes injected with water or liver mRNA;

3. Similarly, using a cloned calcium receptor from a parathyroid cell,the compound will block a response in Xenopus oocytes injected with thespecific cDNA, mRNA or cRNA encoding the calcium receptor, elicited byextracellular Ca²⁺ or a calcimimetic compound.

Parallel definitions of compounds blocking Ca²⁺ activity on a calciumresponsive cell, preferably at a calcium receptor, are evident from theexamples provided herein and Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642,International Publication Number WO 94/18959.

III. TREATMENT OF DISEASES OR DISORDERS

Diseases or disorders which can be treated by modulating calciumreceptor activity are known in the art. For example, diseases ordisorders which can be treated by modulating calcium receptor activitycan be identified based on the functional responses of cells regulatedby calcium receptor activity. Functional responses of cells regulated bycalcium receptor are know in the art, including PTH secretion byparathyroid cells, calcitonin secretion by C-cells, and bone resorptionby osteoclasts.

Such functional responses are associated with different diseases ordisorders. For example, hyperparathyroidism results in elevated levelsof PTH in the plasma. Decreasing the plasma levels of PTH offers aneffective means of treating hyperparathyroidism. Likewise, increasingplasma levels of calcitonin is associated with an inhibition of boneresorption. Inhibiting bone resorption is an effective treatment forosteoporosis. Thus, modulation of calcium receptor activity can be usedto treat diseases such as hyperparathyroidism, and osteoporosis.

Those compounds modulating inorganic ion receptor activity, preferablycalcium receptor activity, can be used to confer beneficial effects topatients suffering from a variety of diseases or disorders. For example,osteoporosis is an age-related disorder characterized by loss of bonemass and increased risk of bone fracture. Compounds can be used to blockosteoclastic bone resorption either directly (e.g., an osteoclastionomimetic compound) or indirectly by increasing endogenous calcitoninlevels (e.g., a C-cell calcimimetic). Alternatively, a calcilytic activeon the parathyroid cell calcium receptor will increase circulatinglevels of parathyroid hormone, stimulating bone formation. All three ofthese approaches will result in beneficial effects to patients sufferingfrom osteoporosis.

In addition, it is known that intermittent low dosing with PTH resultsin an anabolic effect on bone mass and appropriate bone remodeling.Thus, compounds and dosing regimens evoking transient increases inparathyroid hormone (e.g., intermittent dosing with a parathyroid cellionolytic) can increase bone mass in patients suffering fromosteoporosis.

Additional diseases or disorders can be identified by identifyingadditional cellular functional responses, associated with a disease ordisorder, which are regulated by calcium receptor activity. Diseases ordisorder which can be treated by modulating other inorganic ionreceptors can be identified in an analogous manner.

The inorganic ion receptor-modulating compounds of the present inventioncan exert an affect at an inorganic ion receptor causing one or morecellular effects ultimately producing a therapeutic effect. Calciumreceptor-modulating compounds of the present invention can exert aneffect on calcium receptor causing one or more cellular effectsultimately producing a therapeutic effect. Different diseases can betreated by the present invention by targeting cells having a calciumreceptor.

For example, primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is characterized byhypercalcemia and abnormal elevated levels of circulating PTH. A defectassociated with the major type of HPT is a diminished sensitivity ofparathyroid cells to negative feedback regulation by extracellular Ca²+.Thus, in tissue from patients with primary HPT, the “set-point” forextracellular Ca²⁺ is shifted to the right so that higher than normalconcentrations of extracellular Ca²⁺ are required to depress PTHsecretion. Moreover, in primary HPT, even high concentrations ofextracellular Ca²⁺ often depress PTH secretion only partially. Insecondary (uremic) HPT, a similar increase in the set-point forextracellular Ca²⁺ is observed even though the degree to which Ca²⁺suppresses PTH secretion is normal. The changes in PTH secretion areparalleled by changes in [Ca²⁺]_(i): the set-point for extracellularCa²+-induced increases in [Ca²⁺]_(i) is shifted to the right and themagnitude of such increases is reduced.

Patients suffering from secondary HPT may also have renalosteodystrophy. Calcimimetics appear to be useful for treating bothabnormal PTH secretion and osteodystrophy in such patients.

Compounds that mimic the action of extracellular Ca²⁺ are beneficial inthe long-term management of both primary and secondary HPT. Suchcompounds provide the added impetus required to suppress PTH secretionwhich the hypercalcemic condition alone cannot achieve and, thereby,help to relieve the hypercalcemic condition. Compounds with greaterefficacy than extracellular Ca²⁺ may overcome the apparentnonsuppressible component of PTH secretion which is particularlytroublesome in the major form of primary HPT caused by adenoma of theparathyroid gland. Alternatively or additionally, such compounds candepress synthesis of PTH, as prolonged hypercalcemia has been shown todepress the levels of preproPTH mRNA in bovine and human adenomatousparathyroid tissue. Prolonged hypercalcemia also depresses parathyroidcell proliferation in vitro, so calcimimetics can also be effective inlimiting the parathyroid cell hyperplasia characteristic of secondaryHPT.

Cells other than parathyroid cells can respond directly to physiologicalchanges in the concentration of extracellular Ca²+. For example,calcitonin secretion from parafollicular cells in the thyroid (C-cells)is regulated by changes in the concentration of extracellular Ca²+.

Isolated osteoclasts respond to increases in the concentration ofextracellular Ca²⁺ with corresponding increases in [Ca²⁺] that arisepartly from the mobilization of intracellular Ca²+. Increases in[Ca²⁺]_(i) in osteoclasts are associated with the inhibition of boneresorption. Release of alkaline phosphatase from bone-formingosteoblasts is directly stimulated by calcium.

Renin secretion from juxtaglomerular cells in the kidney, like PTHsecretion, is depressed by increased concentrations of extracellularCa²+. Extracellular Ca²⁺ causes the mobilization of intracellular Ca²⁺in these cells. Other kidney cells respond to calcium as follows:elevated Ca²⁺ inhibits formation of 1,25(OH)₂-vitamin D by proximaltubule cells, stimulates production of calcium-binding protein in distaltubule cells, and inhibits tubular reabsorption of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ and theaction of vasopressin on the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop(MTAL), reduces vasopressin action in the cortical collecting ductcells, and affects vascular smooth muscle cells in blood vessels of therenal glomerulus.

Calcium also promotes the differentiation of intestinal goblet cells,mammary cells, and skin cells; inhibits atrial natriuretic peptidesecretion from cardiac atria; reduces cAMP accumulation in platelets;alters gastrin and glucagon secretion; acts on vascular smooth musclecells to modify cell secretion of vasoactive factors; and affects cellsof the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.

Thus, there are sufficient indications to suggest that Ca²⁺, in additionto its ubiquitous role as an intracellular signal, also functions as anextracellular signal to regulate the responses of certain specializedcells. Compounds of this invention can be used in the treatment ofdiseases or disorders associated with disrupted Ca²⁺ responses in thesecells.

Specific diseases and disorders which might be treated or prevented,based upon the affected cells, also include those of the central nervoussystem such as seizures, stroke, head trauma, spinal cord injury,hypoxia-induced nerve cell damage such as in cardiac arrest or neonataldistress, epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer'sdisease, Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease, dementia, muscletension, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsivedisorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, neurolepticmalignant syndrome, and Tourette's syndrome; diseases involving excesswater reabsorption by the kidney such as syndrome of inappropriate ADHsecretion (SIADH), cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, and nephrosis;hypertension; preventing and/or decreasing renal toxicity from cationicantibiotics (e.g., aminoglycoside antibiotics); gut motility disorderssuch as diarrhea, and spastic colon; GI ulcer diseases; GI diseases withexcessive calcium absorption such as sarcoidosis; and autoimmunediseases and organ transplant rejection.

While calcium receptor-modulating compounds of the present inventionwill typically be used in therapy for human patients, they may also beused to treat similar or identical diseases in other warm-blooded animalspecies such as other primates, farm animals such as swine, cattle, andpoultry; and sports animals and pets such as horses, dogs and cats.

IV. ADMINISTRATION

The different compounds described by the present invention can be usedto treat different diseases or disorders by modulating inorganic ionreceptor activity, preferably calcium receptor activity. The compoundsof the invention can be formulated for a variety of modes ofadministration, including systemic and topical or localizedadministration. Techniques and formulations generally may be found inRemington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa.Administration of ionomimetics and ionolytics is discussed by Nemeth etal., PCT/US93/01642, International Publication Number WO 94/18959.

Suitable dosage forms, in part, depend upon the use or the route ofentry, for example oral, transdermal, or by injection. Such dosage formsshould allow the compound to reach a target cell whether the target cellis present in a multicellular host or in culture. For example,pharmacological compounds or compositions injected into the blood streamshould be soluble. Other factors are known in the art, and includeconsiderations such as toxicity and dosage form which retard thecompound or composition from exerting its effect.

Compounds can also be formulated as pharmaceutically acceptable salts(e.g., acid addition salts) and complexes thereof. Pharmaceuticallyacceptable salts are non-toxic salts at the concentration at which theyare administered. The preparation of such salts can facilitate thepharmacological use by altering the physical characteristic of thecompound without preventing it from exerting its physiological effect.Useful alterations in physical properties include lowering the meltingpoint to facilitate transmucosal administration and increasing thesolubility to facilitate administering higher concentrations of thedrug.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts include acid addition salts such asthose containing sulfate, hydrochloride, maleate, phosphate, sulfamate,acetate, citrate, lactate, tartrate, methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate,benzenesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate, cyclohexylsulfamate and quinate.(See e.g., PCT/US92/03736, hereby incorporated by reference herein.)Pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be obtained from acids such ashydrochloric acid, maleic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfamicacid, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, malonicacid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid,p-toluenesulfonic acid, cyclohexylsulfamic acid, and quinic acid.

Pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be prepared by standardtechniques. For example, the free base form of a compound is dissolvedin a suitable solvent, such as an aqueous or aqueous-alcohol solution,containing the appropriate acid and then isolated by evaporating thesolution. In another example, a salt is prepared by reacting the freebase and acid in an organic solvent.

Carriers or excipients can also be used to facilitate administration ofthe compound. Examples of carriers and excipients include calciumcarbonate, calcium phosphate, various sugars such as lactose, glucose,or sucrose, or types of starch, cellulose derivatives, gelatin,vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols and physiologically compatiblesolvents. The compositions or pharmaceutical composition can beadministered by different routes including intravenously,intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, and intramuscular, orally, topically, ortransmucosally.

For systemic administration, oral administration is preferred.Alternatively, injection may be used, e.g., intramuscular, intravenous,intraperitoneal, and subcutaneous. For injection, the compounds of theinvention are formulated in liquid solutions, preferably inphysiologically compatible buffers such as Hank's solution or Ringer'ssolution. In addition, the compounds may be formulated in solid form andredissolved or suspended immediately prior to use. Lyophilized forms canalso be produced.

Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or transdermalmeans, or the compounds can be administered orally. For transmucosal ortransdermal administration, penetrants appropriate to the barrier to bepermeated are used in the formulation. Such penetrants are generallyknown in the art, and include, for example, for transmucosaladministration, bile salts and fusidic acid derivatives. In addition,detergents may be used to facilitate permeation. Transmucosaladministration may be through nasal sprays, for example, or usingsuppositories. For oral administration, the compounds can be formulatedinto conventional oral administration dosage forms such as capsules,tablets, and liquid preparations.

For topical administration, the compounds of the invention can beformulated into ointments, salves, gels, or creams, as is generallyknown in the art.

The amounts of various compounds of this invention to be administeredcan be determined by standard procedures. Generally, a therapeuticallyeffective amount is between about 1 nmole and 3 μmole of the compound,preferably 0.1 nmole and 1 μmole depending on its EC₅₀ or IC₅₀ and onthe age and size of the patient, and the disease or disorder associatedwith the patient. Generally, it is an amount between about 0.1 and 50mg/kg, preferably 0.01 and 20 mg/kg of the animal to be treated.

V. EXAMPLES

Examples are provided below illustrating different aspects andembodiments of the present invention. These examples are not intended tolimit the claimed invention.

Example 1 Cloning of Human Parathyroid Calcium Receptor From a HumanParathyroid Gland Adenoma Tumor

This example describes the cloning of a human parathyroid calciumreceptor from a human parathyroid gland adenoma tumor using pBoPCaR1 asa hybridization probe (See, Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642, InternationalPublication Number WO 94/18959). The probe was used to identify nucleicacid encoding human parathyroid gland calcium receptor bycross-hybridization at reduced stringency.

Messenger RNA was prepared from a human parathyroid gland adenoma tumorremoved from a 39-year-old Caucasian male diagnosed with primaryhyperparathyroidism. Northern blot analysis of this mRNA using pBoPCaR1as a hybridization probe identified calcium receptor transcripts ofabout 5 Kb and about 4 Kb. A cDNA library was constructed from the mRNA.Double-stranded cDNA larger than 3 Kbp were size-selected on an agarosegel and ligated into the cloning vector lambda ZapII. Five hundredthousand primary recombinant phage were screened with the 5.2 Kbp cDNAinsert of pBoPCaR1 as a hybridization probe. The pBoPCaRl insert waslabeled by random-primed synthesis using [³²P]-dCTP to a specificactivity of 1×10⁹ cpm/μg.

Library screening was performed at a hybridization stringency of 400 mMNa⁺, 50% formamide at a temperature of 38° C. Plaque lift filters werehybridized at a probe concentration of 500,000 cpm/ml for 20 hours.Following hybridization, filters were washed in 1 x SSC at 40° C. for 1hr.

The primary screen identified about 250 positive clones identified byhybridization to pBoPCaR1. Seven of these clones were taken throughsecondary and tertiary screens to isolate single clones that hybridizedto the pBoPCaRl probe. These seven clones were analyzed by restrictionenzyme mapping and Southern blot analysis. Three of the clones containedcDNA inserts of about 5 Kbp and appear to be full-length clonescorresponding to the 5 Kb mRNA. Two of the clones contain cDNA insertsof about 4 Kbp and appear to be full-length clones corresponding to the4 Kb mRNA.

Restriction enzyme mapping of the two different sized inserts indicatethat they share regions of sequence similarity in their 5′ ends, butdiverge in their 3′ end sequences. DNA sequence analyses indicate thatthe smaller insert may result from alternative polyadenylation upstreamof the polyadenylation site used in the larger insert.

Representative cDNA inserts for both size classes were subcloned intothe plasmid vector pBluescript SK. Linearization followed by in vitrotranscription using T7 RNA polymerase produced cRNA transcripts. ThecRNA transcripts were injected into Xenopus oocytes (150 ng/μl RNA; 50nl/oocyte) for functional analysis. Following incubation periods of 2-4days, the oocytes were assayed for the presence of functional calciumreceptors. Both clone types gave rise to functional calcium receptors asassessed by the stimulation of calcium-activated chloride currents uponaddition of appropriate calcium receptor agonists. Known calciumreceptor agonists, including NPS R-467 and NPS R-568 (see, Nemeth etal., PCT/US93/01642, International Publication Number WO 94/18959),activated the oocyte-expressed receptor at about the same concentrationsknown to be effective for the native parathyroid cell receptor. Thus,both clones encode a functional, human parathyroid cell calciumreceptor.

Plasmids were prepared by subcloning each size class of insert intopbluescript thereby producing pHuPCaR 5.2 and pHuCaR 4.0. The nucleicacid sequence, and amino acid sequence, of the inserts are shown in SEQ.ID. Nos. 1 and 2.

Several differences were observed between the nucleic acid sequences ofthe two cDNA inserts. Sequence analyses of the two cDNA inserts indicatethe existence of at least two sequence variants differing in the 3′untranslated region and which may result from alternativepolyadenylation. In addition, sequence variation exists at the 5′ end ofthe inserts. These distinct sequences correspond to untranslated regionsand may have arisen due to alternative transcriptional initiation and/orsplicing.

Three additional sites of sequence variation are observed within thecoding regions of cDNA clones pHuPCaR5.2 and pHuPCaR4.0 (see SEQ. ID.NOs. 1 and 2) demonstrating that these cDNA clones encode distinctproteins. Sequence analysis of the human CaR gene indicates that theadditional 30 base pairs of DNA in cDNA clone pHuPCaR5.2, as compared tothe pHuPCaR 4.0 cDNA clone, results from alternative mRNA splicing. Thealternative mRNA splicing is predicted to insert 10 additional aminoacids into the CaR polypeptide encoded by the pHuPCaR5.2 cDNA at a sitebetween aa#536 and aa#537 in polypeptide encoded by pHuPCaR4.0 cDNA. Inaddition, pHuPCaR4.0 encodes glutamine (Gln) at aa#925 and glycine (Gly)at position 990 whereas pHuPCaR5.2 encodes arg (Arg) at both equivalentpositions. The human CaR gene encodes for Gln and Arg, respectively, atthese positions. The difference between the pHuPCaR4.0 cDNA compared tohuman DNA appears to represent a true sequence polymorphism within thehuman population while the single base change in pHuPCaR5.2 probablyreflects a mutation which occurred during its cloning. Both cDNAs encodefunctional calcium receptors as demonstrated by the ability of Xenopusoocytes injected with cRNA prepared from these cDNA clones to respond to10 mM extracellular calcium as ascertained by C1− conductance. However,it is possible that these two receptor isoforms are functionally and/orpharmacologically distinct.

Example 2 Selection of Stable Recombinant Cells Expressing the CalciumReceptor

Clonal cell lines that stably express the two human and the bovinecalcium receptors have been isolated. Calcium receptor cDNAs weresubcloned in two different, commercially available expression vectors;pMSG (obtained from Pharmacia) and Cep4B (obtained from Invitrogen). Thefirst vector contains the selectable marker gene for xanthine-guaninephosphoribosyltransferase (gpt) allowing stably transfected cells toovercome the blockade of the purine biosynthetic pathway imposed byaddition of 2 μg/ml aminopterin and 25 μg/ml mycophenolic acid. Thesecond vector encodes a gene conferring resistance to the antibiotichygromycin (used at 200 μg/ml). HuPCaR 5.2 and HuPCaR 4.0 cDNAs (SEQ.ID. NOs. 1 and 2, respectively) were removed from the parent bluescriptplasmid with Not I and Hind III restriction enzymes and then eitherligated directly into Not I+Hind III digested Cep4B or treated with theklenow fragment of DNA polymerase prior to blunt-end ligation into Sma Idigested pMSG.

The pMSG subclone containing the HuPCaR 5.2 insert was transfected intoCHO cells as discussed above. Selection has resulted in 20 resistantclones which are being characterized. The Cep4B subclone containing theHuPCaR 5.2 insert was transfected into HEK 293 cells as described above.Selection with hygromycin resulted in a pool of stable clones. Clonesexpressing the HuPCaR 4.0 receptor isoform were prepared similarly.

Cells obtained from the pool of hygromycin selected HEK 293 cellstransfected with Cep4B containing the HuPCaR 5.2 insert were plated oncollagen coated Aklar squares which had been placed into individualwells of 12-well tissue culture plates. Two to six days later, mediumwas removed and the cells washed with balanced salt solution and 1 ml ofbuffer containing 1 μM fura2-AM, 1 mM CaCl₂ and 0.1% BSA and 1 mM CaCl₂.Measurements of fluorescence in response to calcium receptor agonistswere performed at 37° C. in a spectrofluorimeter using excitation andemission wavelengths of 340 and 510 nm, respectively. For signalcalibration, Fmax was determined after addition of ionomycin (40 μM) andthe apparent Fmin was determined by addition of 0.3 M EGTA, 2.5 MTris-HCl; pH 10. Robust increases in [Ca²⁺]_(i) were observed inresponse to the addition of the following calcium receptor agonists:Ca²⁺ (10 mM), Mg²⁺ (20 mM) and NPS R-467. Control cells expressingfunctional substance K receptors did not respond to these calcimimeticcompounds.

Additional clonal isolates of HEK 293 cells transfected with pHuPCaR4.0sequence were obtained. These were tested for responsiveness tocalcimimetics as described above except that the cells were tested whilein suspension.

Example 3 Using Fura-2 Loaded Parathyroid cells To Measure to CalciumReceptor Activity

This section describes procedures used to obtain parathyroid cells fromcalves and humans, and to use the parathyroid cells to measure calciumreceptor activity.

Parathyroid glands were obtained from freshly slaughtered calves (12-15weeks old) at a local abattoir and transported to the laboratory inice-cold parathyroid cell buffer (PCB) which contains (mM): NaCl, 126;KCl, 4; MgCk₂, 1; Na-HEPES, 20; pH 7.4; glucose, 5.6, and variableamounts of CaCl₂, e.g., 1.25 mM. Human parathyroid glands, were obtainedfrom patients undergoing surgical removal of parathyroid tissue forprimary or uremic hyperparathyroidism (uremic HPT), and were treatedsimilarly to bovine tissue.

Glands were trimmed of excess fat and connective tissue and then mincedwith fine scissors into cubes approximately 2-3 mm on a side.Dissociated parathyroid cells were prepared by collagenase digestion andthen purified by centrifugation in Percoll buffer. The resultantparathyroid cell preparation was essentially devoid of red blood cells,adipocytes, and capillary tissue as assessed by phase contrastmicroscopy and Sudan black B staining. Dissociated and purifiedparathyroid cells were present as small clusters containing 5 to 20cells. Cellular viability, as indexed by exclusion of trypan blue orethidium bromide, was routinely 95%.

Although cells can be used for experimental purposes at this point,physiological responses (e.g., suppressibility of PTH secretion andresting levels of [Ca²⁺]_(i)) should be determined after culturing thecells overnight. Primary culture also has the advantage that cells canbe labeled with isotopes to near isotopic equilibrium, as is necessaryfor studies involving measurements of inositol phosphate metabolism.

After purification on Percoll gradients, cells were washed several timesin a 1:1 mixture of Ham's F12-Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (GIBCO)supplemented with 50 μg/ml streptomycin, 100 U/ml penicillin, 5 μg/mlgentamicin and ITS+. ITS+ is a premixed solution containing insulin,transferrin, selenium, and bovine serum albumin (BSA)-linolenic acid(Collaborative Research, Bedford, Mass.). The cells were thentransferred to plastic flasks (75 or 150 cm²; Falcon) and incubatedovernight at 37° C. in a humid atmosphere of 5% CO₂. No serum is addedto these overnight cultures, since its presence allows the cells toattach to the plastic, undergo proliferation, and dedifferentiate. Cellscultured under the above conditions were readily removed from the flasksby decanting, and show the same viability as freshly prepared cells.

Purified parathyroid cells were resuspended in 1.25 mM CaCl₂-2% BSA-PCBcontaining 1 μM fura-2-acetoxymethylester and incubated at 37° C. for 20minutes. The cells were then pelleted, resuspended in the same buffer,but lacking the ester, and incubated a further 15 minutes at 37° C. Thecells were subsequently washed twice with PCB containing 0.5 mM CaCl₂and 0.5% BSA and maintained at room temperature (about 20° C.).Immediately before use, the cells were diluted five-fold with prewarmed0.5 mM CaCl₂-PCB to obtain a final BSA concentration of 0.1%. Theconcentration of cells in the cuvette used for fluorescence recordingwas 1-2×10⁶/ml.

The fluorescence of indicator-loaded cells was measured at 37° C. in aspectrofluorimeter (Biomedical Instrumentation Group, University ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.) equipped with a thermostated cuvetteholder and magnetic stirrer using excitation and emission wavelengths of340 and 510 nm, respectively. This fluorescence indicates the level ofcytosolic Ca²⁺. Fluorescence signals were calibrated using digitonin (50μg/ml, final) to obtain maximum fluorescence (F_(max)), and EGTA (10 mM,pH 8.3, final) to obtain minimal fluorescence (F_(min)), and adissociation constant of 224 nM. Leakage of dye is dependent ontemperature and most occurs within the first 2 minutes after warming thecells in the cuvette. Dye leakage increases only very slowly thereafter.To correct the calibration for dye leakage, cells were placed in thecuvette and stirred at 37° C. for 2-3 minutes. The cell suspension wasthen removed, the cells pelleted, and the supernatant returned to aclean cuvette. The supernatant was then treated with digitonin and EGTAto estimate dye leakage, which is typically 10-15% of the totalCa²⁺-dependent fluorescent signal. This estimate was subtracted from theapparent F_(min).

Example 4 Using Fura-2 Loaded HEK 293/pHuPCaR4.0 Cells To Measure toCalcium Receptor Activity

This section describes procedures used to assay calcium receptoractivity using fura-2 loaded HEK 293/pHuPCaR4.0 cells. HEK 293 cellstransfected with pHuPCaR4.0 were loaded with fura-2 by incubating thecells in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's media buffered with 20 mM HEPEScontaining about 5 μM fluo-3/AM for one hour at room temperature. Cellwere then rinsed with Hank's balanced salt solution buffered with 20 mMHEPES containing 1 mM CaCl₂ and 1 mM MgCl₂. Compounds to be tested werethen added to the cells and fluorescence was measured (excitation andemission wavelengths of 340 and 510 nm, respectively).

Example 5 Measuring the Ability of Compounds to Modulate CalciumReceptor Activity

The ability of different compounds to modulate calcium receptor activitywas assayed by measuring increases in [Ca²⁺]_(i) in HEK 293 cellstransfected with nucleic acid encoding pHuPCaR4.0 using fura-2 loadedcells or using parathyroid cells loaded with using fura-2 loaded cells.Results of different experiments are summarized in Tables 1.a, 1.b.1,1.b.2, 1.c., and 2. Tables 1.a, 1.b.1, 1.b.2, and 1.c summarizes theeffects of compounds, at different concentrations, on calcium receptoractivity assayed as described in Example 4 (i.e., using HEK 293 cellstransfected with nucleic acid encoding pHuPCaR4.0, which were loadedwith fura-2).

Table 2, summarizes the results of different experiments where the EC₅₀was calculated either parathyroid cells, or HEK 293/pHuPCaR4.0, loadedwith fura-2. Cells were loaded with fura-2 and assayed as described inExample 2 (for parathyroid cells) or Example 3 (for HEK 293/pHuPCaR4.0cells).

TABLE 1.a Calcimimetic compounds which produce greater than 40% responseat 3.3 ng/mL in HEK-293 cells expressing the human calcium receptor. %activity at four concentrations Compound (ng/mL) Code 3300 330 33 3.3reference compounds R-568 95 69 24 17P 101 86 54 17X 105 93 51 24X 126109 124 109 24Y 119 120 127 102 17J 116 118 122 102 25A 122 120 114 9217E 116 110 110 92 24Z 138 138 135 90 14S 116 106 105 88 25E 132 129 12285 17G 125 128 119 77 14T 126 125 117 77 17H 126 124 111 74 14O 119 119102 74 25I 119 113 114 74 12J 131 130 113 68 12I 115 111 93 68 25G 130115 99 66 9R 108 101 64 12F 118 110 101 63 12O 110 117 94 62 23Z 129 126100 61 17M 115 99 59 16V 114 102 58 25O 126 115 96 57 25J 119 123 105 5616L 146 138 98 56 12N 115 106 102 55 16T 97 88 55 25U 107 107 95 55 17P101 86 54 16Q 110 88 53 23E 137 113 102 53 17C 113 120 99 52 25L 97 9785 52 8Z 101 97 52 17X 105 93 51 13R 132 98 51 17O 112 96 51 23Q 122 11498 51 16X 111 96 51 24V 127 98 71 50 13O 115 94 50 17N 108 86 49 21V 122116 99 48 24M 132 134 99 48 13U 108 79 47 24P 140 138 110 46 17Y 109 9479 46 11X 100 76 45 25H 115 107 89 45 22J 99 71 45 9C 104 82 45 13S 10287 45 10Q 103 100 84 44 13P 110 83 44 8K 98 81 44 13N 114 88 43 10N 10697 77 43 12H 114 115 94 43 25P 90 81 75 41 18A 111 88 40 14L 109 78 40

TABLE 1.b.1 Calcimimetic compounds which produce greater than 40%response at 33 ng/mL in HEK-293 cells expressing the human calciumreceptor. % activity at four concentrations Compound (ng/mL) Code 3300330 33 3.3 reference compounds R-568 95 69 24 17P 101 86 54 17X 105 9351 12C 134 125 98 39 16I 121 117 96 36 17D 108 91 38 17F 111 90 28 24C116 113 87 32 25K 124 107 86 35 13F 125 122 85 38 21F 109 85 36 21S 132131 85 24 10F 96 84 27 14R 106 107 84 37 13G 111 128 82 29 14Z 118 10382 20 16N 122 159 82 8 8U 123 129 82 11 23W 117 97 81 25 12G 139 139 8135 15G 113 80 32 25M 118 100 79 25 13V 110 79 33 14P 112 103 78 30 6T123 129 78 15 14Q 101 78 35 17L 111 104 78 31 24K 106 78 30 24U 106 10678 25 25Q 116 95 77 20 8J 104 77 39 23H 121 114 77 28 21C = 4U 134 11476 17 25F 97 85 76 28 16R 100 76 25 17I 118 97 76 18 24J 103 75 31 21O109 75 37 24G 109 94 75 22 15I 111 93 75 24 21D 104 75 17 20Y 117 95 7424 10P 102 74 8 23M 113 97 74 26 14Y 109 73 17 17K 98 97 73 37 12E 117121 73 23 17Z 99 73 37 16W 102 73 4 23K 106 107 72 24 25X 96 94 72 2213W 109 71 12 23P 125 99 70 22 18B 111 96 69 26 21Y 100 68 36 17W 92 6713 23A 103 67 24 23G 127 93 67 13 13M 92 66 15 21U 104 104 66 18 21R 10066 15 10S/10T 86 65 13 17R 98 65 13 13X 102 65 13 4N 100 65 13 21E 94 644 15J 80 75 64 13 22Y 114 64 28 21G 88 63 18 24L 105 62 10 10V 99 62 810W/10X 98 61 9 17B 92 61 19 23Y 106 87 61 16 11Y 103 61 20

TABLE 1.b.2 Calcimimetic compounds which produce greater than 40%response at 33 ng/mL in HEK-293 cells expressing the human calciumreceptor. % activity at four concentrations Compound (ng/mL) Code 3300330 33 3.3 reference compounds R-568 95 69 24 17P 101 86 54 17X 105 9351 18C 99 87 60 18 23T 102 74 60 31 4V 93 59 8G 84 59 6 23I 102 58 3 21M102 58 17 24O 137 114 58 8 3U 89 57 9A 82 56 6 12M 98 86 56 11 12B 130110 56 4 21P 92 56 13 8T 85 55 13 10L/10M 99 55 4 24I 109 84 55 11 14N89 55 15 23R 104 86 54 13 23S 97 53 3 21T 133 112 53 3 10W/10X 81 53 413T 90 53 6 6R 94 52 7 20I 87 52 12 24A 122 85 52 9 12D 128 109 52 5 6X84 52 10 18T 99 74 52 14 21X 119 101 51 2 23J 102 61 51 29 10Z 96 51 516Z 88 51 9 23N 96 50 2 16U 85 50 4 11D 96 50 4 23X 94 49 1 17A 88 49 720J 80 48 8 22X 86 48 10 23U 87 48 3 9Z 74 48 4 16J 92 76 47 31 25N 9473 46 8 4P 81 46 8 23O 111 79 46 13 13Q 95 46 5 4G 83 46 12Y 80 46 1012L 88 45 10 23F 82 45 5 11W 81 44 2 8H 88 44 7 25V 89 59 43 26 25W 9569 42 8 10R 82 42 7 21N 124 98 42 4 8S 73 42 7 8X 75 40 19 13E 123 94 402

TABLE 1.c Calcimimetic compounds which produce greater than 40% responseat 330 ng/mL in HEK-293 cells expressing the human calcium receptor. %activity at four concentrations Compound (ng/mL) Code 3300 330 33 3.3reference compounds R-568 95 69 24 17P 101 86 54 17X 105 93 51 7X 85 3H84 3L 81 28 16O 129 81 21 2 8O/8Q 124 80 14 0 14A 98 78 10 7 23L 107 7737 9 1T 76 7W 76 4H 77 37 8D 75 5M 73 21 4U 72 24E 94 71 35 6 16M 130 6811 4 4M 68 34 2S 67 29 17V 91 66 27 −1 2X 66 15 23D 91 66 35 13 4D 65 325B/5C 65 20 3M 64 19 16K 78 62 36 8 5D 62 18 4P 61 13 24B 76 61 34 1124H 81 60 32 13 5L 60 16 2Y 59 10 5G 58 16 3V 56 14 2Q 56 4 14B 75 55 114 13Z 93 54 22 5 8A 54 24D 87 53 34 39 1D 53 13I 85 52 3 1 3B 52 15 8C51 14H 112 49 5 5 7U 49 5E 48 7 13H 88 48 36 12 13Y 106 47 2 4 4J 47 814I 80 45 11 7 4B 45 8 3D 45 4 3R 45 2 3A 41 7 14J 55 41 6 5 4I 40 9

TABLE 2 Arylalkylamine Calcimimetics from FIG. 1 Active at theParathyroid Cell Calcium Receptor In Vitro (EC₅₀ ≦ 5 μM) Compound CodeCompound Code (from FIG. 1) EC₅₀ (μM) (from FIG. 1) EC₅₀ (μM) NPS R-4672.0 11X 0.83 NPS R-568 0.60 11Y 2.8 3U 0.64 12L 1.7 3V 1.8 12U 1.2 4A1.4 12V 0.42 4B 2.0 12W 3.2 4C 2.0 12Y 2.0 4D 4.4 12Z 0.11 4G 1.8 13Qca. 0.8 4H ≧3.0 13R 0.25 4J 2.2 13S <0.13 4M 2.1 13U 0.19 4N 0.8 13X<0.75 4P 1.6 14L 0.26 4R/6V 4.2 14Q 0.47 4S 3.3 14U 0.13 4T/4U 1.6 14V1.7 4V 2.5 14Y 0.38 4W 2.3 15G ca. 0.5 4Y 1.3 16Q 0.04 4Z/5A 4.4 16R0.36 5B/5C 2.8 16T 0.04 5W/5Y 3.6 16V <0.13 6E 2.7 16W 0.59 6F(R,R-)0.83 16X 0.10 6R 3.4 17M 0.15 6T 2.9 17O 0.04 6X 2.5 17P 0.04 7W 3.2 17R0.39 7X 1.1 17W 0.43 8D 2.5 17X 0.02 8J 0.78 20F <1.0 8K 1.3 20I >1.0 8R2.6 20J >3.0 8S 1.7 20R 2.4 8T 1.8 20S 4.2 8U 0.44 21D 3.0 8X 0.76 21F0.38 8Z 0.40 21G 1.1 9C 0.60 21O 0.26 9D 1.4 21P 0.43 9R 0.25 21Q 1.4 9S4.8 21R 0.37 10F 0.89 25C >2 11D 1.8 25D 0.019

Examples 6-17 Synthesis of Compounds

The compounds described herein can be synthesized using standardtechniques such as those described by Nemeth et al., PCT/US93/01642,International Publication Number WO 94/18959. Examples describingrepresentative syntheses of compounds described in the text are providedbelow.

Synthesis of compounds 9R, 14U, and 17P were prepared by reductiveamination of a commercially available aldehyde or ketone with a primaryamine in the presence of sodium cyanoborohydride or sodiumtriacetoxyborohydride. Compounds 11Y, 12H, 12K, 12M, 14S, 14T, 16L-O,17E, 17G, 17J, 24X, 24Y, 25A, 25E-25K, and 250 were prepared in asimilar manner.

It was found for the syntheses of these three compounds (9R, 14U, and16P) that sodium triacetoxyborohydride afforded the desireddiastereoisomers with greater diastereoselectivity than using sodiumcyanoborohydride. The enriched mixtures were further purified to asingle diastereomer by normal-phase HPLC or by recystallization fromorganic solvents.

Compounds 8J, 8U, 11X, 17M, and 25Y were prepared from the condensationof a primary amine with an aldehyde or ketone in the presence oftitanium(IV) isopropoxide. The resulting intermediate imines were thenreduced in situ by the action of sodium cyanoborohydride, sodiumborohydride, or sodium triacetoxyborohydride. The intermediate enaminefor the synthesis of compound 8U was catalytically reduced using orpalladium dihydroxide on carbon.

Compounds 12U, 12V and 12Z were prepared by a diisobutylaluminum hydride(DIBAL-H) mediated condensation of an amine with a nitrile. Theresulting intermediate imine is reduced in situ by the action of sodiumcyanoborohydride or sodium borohydride. The intermediate alkenes(compounds 12U and 12V) were reduced by catalytic hydrogenation in EtOHusing palladium on carbon. Compounds which were converted to theircorresponding hydrochloride were done so by treatment of the free basewith ethereal HCl to afford white solids.

The amines in these syntheses were purchased from Aldrich Chemical Co.,Milwaukee, Wis., or from Celgene Corp., Warren, N.J., or were preparedsynthetically using standard techniques. All other reagent chemicalswere purchased from Aldrich Chemical Co.

Example 6 Synthesis of Compound 25Y

N-(3-(2-Phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl) ethylamine

A mixture of 3-phenyl-1-propylamine (135 mg, 1 mmol), 1′-acetonaphthone(170 mg, 1 mmol), and titanium (IV) isopropoxide (355 mg, 1.3 mmol) wasstirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction was treated with 1Methanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (1 mL) and stirred at roomtemperature for 16 hours. The reaction was diluted with ether andtreated with water (0.1 mL). The reaction was centrifuged and the etherlayer removed and concentrated to a milky oil. A small portion of thismaterial (10 mg) was purified by HPLC (Phenomenex, 1.0×25 cm, 5 μMsilica) using a gradient of dichloromethane to 10% methanol indichloromethane containing 0.1% isopropylamine. This afforded theproduct (free base) as a single component by GC/El-MS (R_(t)=10.48 min)m/z (rel. int.) 289 (M⁺,11), 274 (63), 184 (5), 162 (5), 155 (100), 141(18), 115 (8), 91 (45), 77(5).

Example 7 Synthesis of Compound 8J

N-(3-phenylpropyl)-1-(3-thiomethylphenyl)ethylamine hydrochloride

3′-Aminoacetophenone (2.7 g, 20 mmol) was dissolved in 4 mL ofconcentrated HCl, 4 g of ice and 8 mL of water. The solution was cooledto 0° C., and sodium nitrite (1.45 g, 21 mmol) dissolved in 3-5 mL ofwater was added over 5 minutes while maintaining the temperature below6° C. Sodium thiomethoxide (1.75 g, 25 mmol) was dissolved in 5 mL ofwater and cooled to 0° C. To this solution was added the diazonium saltover 10 minutes while maintaining the temperature below 10° C. Thereaction was stirred for an additional hour while allowing thetemperature to rise to ambient. The reaction mixture was partitionedbetween ether and water. The ether layer was separated and washed withsodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride, and dried over sodium sulfate.The ether was evaporated to give a 74% yield of3′-thiomethylacetophenone. The crude material was purified bydistillation at reduced pressure.

3-Phenylpropylamine (0.13 g, 1 mmol), 3′-thiomethylacetophenone (0.17 g,1 mmol), and titanium (IV) isopropoxide (0.36 g, 1.25 mmol) were mixedtogether and allowed to stand for 4 hours. Ethanol (1 mL) and sodiumcyanoborohydride (0.063 g, 1 mmol) were added and the reaction wasstirred overnight. The reaction was worked up by the addition of 4 mL ofether and 200 μL of water. The mixture was vortexed and then spun in acentrifuge to separate the solids. The ether layer was separated fromthe precipitate, and the solvent removed in vacuo. The oil wasredissolved in dichloromethane and the compound purified by preparativeTLC on silica gel eluted with 3% methanol/dichloromethane to yield thetitle compound as a pure oil: GC/EI-MS(R_(t)=7.64 min) m/z (rel.int.)285 (M⁺, 18), 270(90), 180(17), 151(100), 136(32), 104(17), 91(54),77(13).

Example 8 Synthesis of Compound 8U

N-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-propyl-(R)-3-methoxy-α-methylbenzylaminehydrochloride

A mixture of (R)-(+)-3-methoxy-a-methylbenzylamine (3.02 g, 20 mmol),2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (3.24 g, 20 mmol), and titanium (IV)isopropoxide (8.53 g, 30 mmol, 1.5 Eq.) was stirred 2 hours at roomtemperature and treated with 1 M (20 mL) ethanolic sodiumcyanoborohydride. The reaction was stirred overnight (16 hours), dilutedwith diethylether, and treated with water (1.44 mL, 80 mmol, 4 Eq.).After mixing for 1 hour the reaction mixture was centrifuged and theether layer removed and concentrated to an oil. This material wasdissolved in glacial acetic acid, shaken with palladium hydroxide andhydrogenated under 60 p.s.i. hydrogen for 2 hours at room temperature.The catalyst was removed by filtration and the resulting solutionconcentrated to a thick oil. This material was dissolved indichloromethane and neutralized with 1 N NaOH. The dichloromethanesolution was separated from the aqueous phase, dried over anhydrouspotassium carbonate and concentrated to an oil. This material wasdissolved in ether and treated with 1 M HCl in diethylether. Theresulting precipitate (white solid) was collected, washed withdiethylether, and air dried. GC/El-MS (R_(t)=9.69 min) of this material(free base) showed a single component: m/z (rel. int.) 299 (M+, 21), 284(100), 164 (17), 150 (8), 135 (81), 121 (40), 102 (17), 91 (43), 77(18).

Example 9 Synthesis of Compound 9R

(R)-N-(1-(2-naphthyl)ethyl)-(R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine hydrochloride

A mixture of (R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (10.0 g, 58 mmol),2′-acetonaphthone (9.4 g, 56 mmol), titanium (IV) isopropoxide (20.7 g,73.0 mmol), and ETOH (abs.) (100 mL) was heated to 60° C. for 3 hours.Sodium cyanoborohydride (NaCNBH₃) (3.67 g, 58.4 mmol) was then added.The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. Ether(1 L) and H₂O (10 mL) were added to the reaction mixture and theresulting precipitate was then removed by centrifugation. Thesupernatant was evaporated under vacuum and the crude product wasrecrystallized four times from hot hexane, to provide 1.5 g of pure(98+%) diastereomer. The free base was dissolved in hexane, filtered,and then ethereal HCl was added to precipitate the product as a whitesolid (1.1 g, 6% yield), m.p.: softens 200-240° C. (dec.).

Example 10 Synthesis of Compound 11X

N-(4-Isopropylbenzyl)-(R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine hydrochloride

A mixture of (R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (1.06 g, 6.2 mmol),4-isopropylbenzaldehyde (0.92 g, 6.2 mmol), and titanium (IV)isopropoxide (2.2 g, 7.7 mmol) was heated to 100° C. for 5 min thenallowed to stir at room temperature for 4 hours. Sodium cyanoborohydride(NaCNBH₃) (0.39 g, 6.2 mmol) was then added followed by EtOH (1 mL). Thereaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. Ether(100 mL) and H₂O (1 mL) were added to the reaction mixture and theresulting precipitate was then removed by centrifugation. Thesupernatant was evaporated under vacuum and the crude product waschromatographed on silica gel (50 mm×30 cm column) (elution with 1%MeOH/CHCl₃). The chromatographed material was then dissolved in hexaneand ethereal HCl was added to precipitate the product as a white solid(0.67 g, 35% yield), m.p.; 257-259° C.

Example 11 Synthesis of Compound 12U

N-3-(2-methylphenyl)-1-propyl-(R)-3-methoxy-α-methylbenzyl aminehydrochloride

A solution of 2-methylcinnamonitrile (1.43 g, 10 mmol) indichloromethane (10 mL) was cooled to 0° C. and treated dropwise (15minutes) with 1 M diisobutylaluminum hydride (10 mL, dichloromethane).The reaction was stirred at 0° C. for 15 minutes and treated dropwise(15 minutes) with a 1 M solution of(R)-(+)-3-methoxy-α-methylbenzylamine (1.51 g, 10 mmol) indichloromethane (10 mL). The reaction was stirred 1 hours at 0° C. andpoured into a solution of ethanol (100 mL) containing sodiumcyanoborohydride (1 g, 16 mmol) . The reaction mixture was stirred 48hour at room temperature. The reaction was diluted with ether andneutralized with 1 N NaOH. The ether layer was removed, dried overanhydrous potassium carbonate and concentrated to an oil. This materialwas chromatographed through silica using a gradient of dichloromethaneto 5% methanol in dichloromethane to afford the unsaturatedintermediate, a single component by GC/El-MS (R_(t)=10.06 min) m/z (rel.int.) 281 (M+, 17), 266 (59), 176 (19), 146 (65), 135 (73), 131 (100),91 (21), 77 (13).

The unsaturated intermediate in ethanol was hydrogenated (1 atm H₂) inthe presence of palladium on carbon for 16 hours at room temperature.The product from this reaction was converted to the hydrochloride saltby treatment with 1 M HCl in diethylether. GC/E1-MS (R_(t)=9.31 min) ofthis material (free base) showed a single component: m/z (rel. int.) 283(M+, 21), 268 (100), 164 (12), 148 (8), 135 (85), 121 (12), 105 (49), 91(23), 77 (21).

Example 12 Synthesis of Compound 12V

N-3-(3-methylphenyl)-1-propyl-(R)-3-methoxy-α-methylbenzylaminehydrochloride

The compound was prepared following the procedure described in Example11, but using 2-methylcinnamonitrile. The unsaturated intermediate was asingle component by GC/EI-MS (R_(t)=10.21 min) m/z (rel. int.) 281 (M+,57), 266 (86), 146 (98), 135 (88), 131 (100), 115 (43), 102 (26), 91(43), 77 (18). Reduction of this material and hydrochloride formationusing the procedure described Example 11 afforded the product. GC/EI-MS(R_(t)=9.18 min) of this material (free base) showed a single component;m/z (rel. int.) 283 (M+, 19), 268 (100), 164 (11), 148 (8), 135 (76),121 (16), 105 (45), 91 (23), 77 (21).

Example 13 Synthesis of Compound 12Z

N-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-propyl -(R)-1-(1-naphthyl) ethylaminehydrochloride

The compound was prepared following the procedures described in Example11, but using 2-chlorohydrocinnamonitrile and(R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine on a 10 mmol scale. Chromatographythrough silica using a gradient of dichloromethane to 5% methanol indichloromethane afforded the product as a single component by TLCanalysis (5% methanol in dichloromethane). The hydrochloride wasprepared by treatment with 1 M HCl in diethylether.

Example 14 Synthesis of Compound 14U

(R)-N-(1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl)-(R)-1-(1-naphthyl) ethylaminehydrochloride

A mixture of (R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (1.1 g, 6.2 mmol),4′-methoxyacetophenone (0.93 g, 6.2 mmol), titanium (IV) isopropoxide(2.2 g, 7.7 mmol), and EtOH (abs.) (1 mL) was heated to 60° C. for 3hours. Sodium cyanoborohydride (NaCNBH₃) (0.39 g, 6.2 mmol) was thenadded, and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18hours. Ether (200 mL) and H₂O (2 mL) were added to the reaction mixtureand the resulting precipitate was then removed by centrifugation. Thesupernatant was evaporated under vacuum and the crude product waschromatographed on silica gel (25 mm×25 cm column) (elution with 1%MeOH/CHCl₃). A portion of this material was HPLC chromatographed[Selectosil, 5 μM silica gel; 25 cm×10.0 mm (Phenomenex, Torrance,Calif.), 4 mL per minute; UV det. 275 nM; 12% ethyl acetate-88% hexane(elution time 12.0 min)]. The HPLC purified diastereomer was thendissolved in hexanes and ethereal HCl was added to precipitate theproduct as a white solid (20 mg), m.p.: 209-210° C. (dec.).

Example 15 Synthesis of Compound 17M

N-(3-chloro-4-methoxybenzyl)-(R)-1-(1-naphthyl) ethylamine hydrochloride

A mixture of (R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (6.6 g, 39 mmol),3′-chloro-4′-methoxybenzaldehyde (6.6 g, 39 mmol), and titanium (IV)isopropoxide (13.8 g, 48.8 mmol), and EtOH (abs.) (30 mL) was heated to80° C. for 30 minutes then allowed to stir at room temperature for 3hours. Sodium cyanoborohydride (NaCNBH₃) (2.45 g, 39 mmol) was thenadded. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18hours. Ether (100 mL) and H₂O (2 mL) were added to the reaction mixtureand the resulting precipitate was then removed by centrifugation. Thesupernatant was evaporated under vacuum and the crude product waschromatographed on silica gel (50 mm×30 cm column) (elution withCH₂Cl₂). The chromatographed material was then dissolved in hexane (500mL), decolorized with Norit® filtered (0.2 μM), and then ethereal HClwas added to precipitate the product as a while solid (10.2 g, 56%yield), m.p.: 241-242° C. (dec.).

Example 16 Synthesis of Compound 17P

4-Methoxy-3-methylacetophenone [17P Precursor]

A mixture of 4′-hydroxy-3′-methylacetophenone (5.0 g, 33.3 mmol),iodomethane (5.7 g, 40.0 mmol), K₂CO₃ (granular, anhydrous) (23.0 g, 167mmol), and acetone (250 mL) was refluxed for 3 hours. The reactionmixture was then cooled to room temperature, filtered to remove theinorganic salts, and evaporated under vacuum. The crude product wasdissolved in ether (100 mL) and washed with H₂O (2×20 mL). The organiclayer was dried (Na₂SO₄) and evaporated to yield 4.5 g, 82.4%. yield.The ketone was used in the following reaction without furtherpurification.

(R)-N-(1-(4-Methoxy-3-methylphenyl)ethyl)-(R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylaminehydrochloride [Compound 17P]

A mixture of (R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (4.24 g, 24.8 mmol),4′-methoxy-3′-methylacetophenone (4.06 g, 24.8 mmol), and titanium (IV)isopropoxide(8.8 g, 30.9 mmol), and EtOH (abs.) (1 mL) was heated to100° C. for 2 hours. Isopropanol (45 mL) was added and the reaction wasthen cooled to 10° C. in an ice bath. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride(NaHB(O₂CCH₃)₃) (10.5 g, 49.5 mmol) was then added in portions over 15minutes. The reaction mixture was then heated to 70° C. for 18 hours.The mixture was cooled to room temperature and poured into ether (400mL). The suspension was centrifuged, the supernatant was collected andthe pellet was washed with ether (400 mL). The combined organic washingswere evaporated under vacuum. The residue was dissolved in ether (400mL) and washed with 1 N NaOH (4×50 mL) and H₂O (2×50 mL). The organiclayer was dried (Na₂SO₄), filtered and evaporated under vacuum. EtOH(abs.) was added to the wet residue which was then dried thoroughly on arotary evaporator to provide an oil. The mixture was thenchromatographed on silica gel (50 mm×30 cm) [elution with (1% MeOH:1%IPA:CHCl₃) to give 4.8 g of an oil].

The desired diastereomer was further purified by HPLC chromatography[SUPELCOSIL™ PLC-Si, 18 μM silica gel; 25 cm×21.2 mm (Supelco, Inc.,Bellefonte, Pa.), 7 mL per minute; UV det. 275 nM: 20% EtOAc-80% hexane(elution time 9.5-11.0 min)]. Injections (800 mL aliquots) of themixture (100 mg/mL solution in eluent) provided 65 mg of the desiredisomer. Multiple HPLC injections provided 1.0 g of purified material.The HPLC chromatographed material was dissolved in hexane (50 mL) andthe hydrochloride salt was precipitated with ethereal HCl. The salt wascollected on fritted glass and washed with hexane to provide 1.0 g of awhite solid, mp 204-205° C.

Example 17 Synthesis of Compound 17X

3 -Chloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde

A mixture of 3-chloro-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (25 g, 160 mmol),iodomethane (27.25 g, 192 mmol), K₂CO₃ (granular, anhydrous) (110.6 g,800 mmol), and acetone (300 mL) was refluxed for 3 hours. The reactionmixture was then cooled to room temperature. Diethyl ether (500 mL) wasadded and the mixture was filtered through paper to remove the inorganicsolids. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure, dissolved indiethyl ether (800 mL), and washed with 0.1 N NaOH (3×100 mL). Theorganic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄) and evaporated under vacuum to yield 24g, 92t yield of crude product. This material was further purified bychromatography on silica gel (50 mm×30 cm) (elution with hexane-EtOAc,5:1) to give 15.02 g, 56% yield of a white solid: TLC (hexane-EtOAc,5:1) R_(f)=0.24; GC R_(t)=4.75 min; MS (EI) m/z 170(M⁺), 172(M+2).

1-Methyl-(3′-chloro-4 ′-methoxybenzyl) alcohol

A mixture of 3-chloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (13 g, 76.5 mmol),methylmagnesium chloride (52 g, 153 mmol), and THF (300 mL) was refluxedfor 3 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature. NH₄Cl(satd. soln., 6 mL) was added dropwise followed by diethyl ether (500mL) and the mixture was filtered through paper to remove the inorganicsolids. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure and theresulting solid was dissolved in diethyl ether (300 mL) and washed withwater (4×25 mL). The organic layer was dried (Na₂SO₄) and evaporatedunder vacuum to yield 11.3 g, 80% yield of crude product. This materialwas further purified by chromatography on silica gel (50 mm×30 cm)(elution with CH₂Cl₂) to yield 11.3 g, 63% yield of an oil; TLC (CH₂Cl₂)R_(f)=−0.25; GC R_(f)=5.30 min; MS (EI) m/z 186(M+), 188(M+2)

3′-Chloro-4′-methoxyacetophenone

A mixture of 1-methyl-(3′-Chloro-4′-methoxybenzyl) alcohol (7.6 g, 41mmol), pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) (13.16 g, 61.5 mmol), and CH₂Cl₂(300 mL) was allowed to stir at room temperature for 2 hours. Diethylether (1000 mL) was added and the resulting mixture was placed on achromatography column of silica gel (50 mm×30 cm) (elution with diethylether) to yield 7.3 g, 97% yield of crude solid product. GC analysis ofthis material showed it to be 99% pure and it was used in the followingreaction without further purification. TLC (diethyl ether) R_(f)=1.0; GCR_(t)=5.3 min; MS (EI) m/z 184(M⁺), 184(M+2).

(R,R)-N-(1-Ethyl-4′-methoxy-3′-chlorophenyl)-1-(1-naphthylethyl) amine

A mixture of 3′-chloro-4′-methoxyacetophenone (5.3 g, 29 mmol),(R)-(+)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (4.98 g, 29 mmol), titanium (IV)isopropoxide (10.2 g, 36 mmol), and isopropanol (20 mL) was heated to100° C. for 3 hours. Sodium triacetoxyborohydride (NaB(O₂CCH₃)₃; 12.29g, 58 mmol) was added in portions over 10 minutes. The reaction mixturewas heated to reflux for 30 minutes and was then allowed to stir at roomtemperature for 18 hours. The mixture was then poured into diethyl ether(500 mL); H₂O (2 mL) was added and the suspension was centrifuged toremove the fine precipitate of titanium salts. The supernatant wascollected and the pellet was washed with ether (500 mL). The combinedorganic layers were dried (Na₂SO₄) and evaporated under vacuum to yield6.81 g, 70% of crude product.

This material was further purified by chromatography on silica gel (50mm×30 cm) (elution with 3% MeOH-97% CH₂Cl₂) to give 2.01 g of an oil.The diastereomer was further purified by recrystallization. The freebase (1.98 g) was converted to its HCl salt with ethereal HCl. This saltwas dissolved in hot isopropanol (65 mL) and the solution was filteredthrough paper. The filtrate was evaporated under vacuum and theresulting solid dissolved in isopropanol (30 mL). After standing at roomtemperature for 18 hours, the crystalline solid was collected, washedwith cold isopropanol (20 mL), and dried to yield 0.87 g, 40% (from freebase) of the diastereomerically pure hydrochloride salt: mp 236-237° C.(dec); TLC (MeOH-CH₂Cl₂[99:1]) R_(f)=0.25; GC R_(t)=11.06 min; FTIR (KBrpellet, cm⁻¹) 3433, 2950, 2931, 2853, 2803, 2659, 2608, 2497, 1604,1595, 1504, 1461, 1444, 1268, 1260, 1067, 1021, 802, 781, 733; MS (EI)m/z 339(M⁺), 341(M+2).

Example 18 Additional Synthesis Protocol

Preparation of 22Z and 23A

A stirred solution of sodium hydride (2.173 g, 60% in oil, 54.325 mmol)in dimethylformamide (100 ml) was treated dropwise with triethylphosphonoacetate (12.47 g, 55.65 mmol) and stirred 30 min at rt. Afterthis time, a solution of m-trifluoromethoxy benzaldehyde (10.0 g, 52.6mmol) in dimethylformamide (50 ml) was added dropwise and the solutionstirred 30 min at rt and 30 min at 100° C. The reaction was quenched bythe addition of water and transferred to a separatory funnel usingdiethyl ether (500 ml). The ether solution was washed with saturatedammonium chloride (4×500 ml), dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate,filtered and concentrated to afford ethyl m-trifluoromethoxycinnamate asan oil; m/z (rel. int.) 260 (M⁺, 19), 232 (16), 215 (100), 187 (21), 101(28).

The ethyl ester in ethanol (100 ml) was reduced under 60 p.s.i. hydrogenusing a catalytic amount (10% by weight) palladium hydroxide. Afterreduction (2 hr, rt) the reaction was filtered and concentrated toafford ethyl m-trifluoromethoxyhydrocinnamate as an oil; m/z (rel. int.)262 (M⁺, 16), 217 (7), 188 (100), 175 (28), 103 (31), 91 (18), 77 (23).

The saturated ethyl ester was hydrolyzed in a solution of ethanol-10 Msodium hydroxide (1:1) for 16 hr at rt. After this time the solution wasacidified and the product extracted into diethyl ether. The ethersolution was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated toafford m-trifluoromethoxyhydrocinnamic acid as a solid; m/z (rel. int.)234 (M⁺, 46), 188 (100), 174 (65), 103 (27), 91 (12), 77 (17).

The acid, was stirred in excess thionyl chloride for 4 hr at rt. Theexcess thionyl chloride was evaporated at reduced pressure (100° C. ) toafford m-trifluoromethoxyhydrocinnamyl chloride as an oil. The productwas used without further purification.

A solution of m-trifluoromethoxyhydrocinnamyl chloride (9.8 g, 39 mmol)in tetrahydrofuran was cooled to −78° C. and treated dropwise with asolution (13 ml of 3 M in tetrahydrofuran) of methylmagnesium bromide(39 mmol). The reaction was stirred 4 hr at −78° C., 8 hr at rt, andquenched with dilute HCl. The reaction mixture was extracted withdiethyl ether. The ether was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate,filtered and concentrated to an oil. Chromatography of this materialthrough silica using a gradient of hexane to acetone afforded4-(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butanone as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 232(M⁺, 68), 217 (7), 189 (59), 175 (31), 103 (28), 43 (100).

A solution of 4(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butanone (2.32 g, 10 mmol),(R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine (1.51 g, 10 mmol), and titanium (IV)isopropoxide (3.55 g, 12.5 mmol) were stirred 4 hr at rt. The reactionmixture was then treated with a solution (10 ml of 1 M) of ethanolicsodium cyanoborohydride (10 mmol) and stirred 16 hr at rt. The reactionwas diluted with diethyl ether (50 ml) and treated with water (0.72 ml,40 mmol). After mixing thoroughly the solution was centrifuged and theether layer decanted and concentrated to a oily solid. The solid wassuspended in diethyl ether, filtered through 0.45 μM CR PTFE Acrodiscand concentrated to give a clear oil. Repetitive preparative thin-layerchromatography using 5% methanol in chloroform afforded the twodiasteriomers,(S,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamIne,22Z [m/z (rel. int.) 367 (M⁺, 3), 352 (20), 232 (4), 178 (47), 135(100), 105 (14), 91 (10), 77 (11)] and(R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,23A; m/z (rel. int.) 367 (M⁺, 3), 352 (19), 232 (7), 178 (43), 135(100), 105 (19), 91 (10), 77 (11).

Preparation of 22X and 22Y

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of4-(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butanone, (R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamineand 1.25 equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and theintermediate imine reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride.Work-up and repetitive preparative thin-layer chromatography using 5%methanol in chloroform afforded(S,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine,22X; m/z (rel. int.) 387 (M⁺, 3), 372 (15), 198 (15), 176 (12), 155(100), 128 (8), 115 (6), 109 (4), 103 (5), 77 (8) and(R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethoxyphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine,22Y; m/z (rel. int.) 387 (M⁺, 2), 372 (12), 198 (16), 176 (11), 155(100), 128 (8), 115 (6), 109 (4), 103 (5), 77 (8).

Preparation of 4T

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-butanone, prepared from o-chlorobezaldehyde,(R)-1(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine and 1.25 equivalents titanium(IV)isopropoxide were mixed and the intermediate imine reduced withethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up and repetitive preparativethin-layer chromatography using 5% methanol in chloroform afforded(R,R)-N-[4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 4T;m/z (rel. int.) 317 (M⁺, 3), 302 (16), 178 (62), 135 (100), 125 (15),105 (10), 91 (6), 77 (8).

Preparation of 21Y

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butanone, prepared fromm-trifluoromethylbezaldehyde, (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine and 1.25equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and the intermediateimine reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up andrepetitive preparative thin-layer chromatography using 5% methanol inchloroform afforded(R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,21Y [m/z (rel. int.) 351 (M⁺, 2), 336 (18), 216 (4), 202 (3), 178 (45),135 (100), 105 (13), 91(9), 77 (8)] and(S,R-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,21X.

Preparation of 25C and 25D.

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butanone, (R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine and1.25 equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and theintermediate imine reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride.Work-up and repetitive preparative thin-layer chromatography using 5%methanol in chloroform afforded(S,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine,25C [m/z (rel. int.) 371 (M⁺, 3), 356 (16), 198 (15), 155 (100), 129(8),115 (5),109 (3), 77 (2)] and(R,R)-N-[4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-butyl]-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine,25D; m/z (rel. int.) 371 (M⁺, 3), 356 (16), 198 (15), 155 (100), 129(8), 115 (5), 109 (3), 77 (2).

Preparation of 21D

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of 4-phenyl-2-butanone(Aldrich Chemical Co.), (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine and 1.25equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and the intermediateimine reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up andrepetitive preparative thin-layer chromatography using 5% methanol inchloroform afforded(R,R)-N-(4-phenyl-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 21D [m/z (rel.int.) 283 (M⁺, 4), 268 (13), 178 (45), 135 (100), 105 (15), 91 (43), 77(11)] and (S,R)- N-(4-pbenyl-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,21E.

Preparation of 21F

In a similar fashion an equal molar amount of 4-phenyl-2-butanone(Aldrich Chemical Co.), (R)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine and 1.25equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and the intermediateimine reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up andrepetitive preparative thin-layer chromatography using 5% methanol inchloroform afforded (R,R)-N-(4-phenyl-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)etbylamine,21F; m/z (rel. int.) 303 (M⁺, 6), 288 (14), 198 (22), 155 (100), 129(8), 115 (5), 91 (19), 77 (4).

Preparation of 12Z

A stirred solution of 2-chlorohydrocinnamonitrile (Aldrich Chemical Co.,1.66 g, 10 mmol) in dichloromethane (100 ml) was cooled to −78° C. andtreated dropwise with diisobutylaluminum hydride (1.42 g, 10 mmol). Thereaction was stirred 1 hr at rt, cooled to −78° C. and treated with asolution of 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (1.71 g, 10 mmol) indichloromethane (25 ml). The reaction was transferred to an ice bath andstirred 2 hr. After this time the reaction was poured directly into astirred solution of ethanolic sodium borohydride (50 ml of 0.2 M, 10mmol). The mixture was stirred 30 min at rt and the excess sodiumborohydride quenched by the addition of 10% HCl. The solution was thenmade basic by the addition of 10 N NaOH and transferred to a separatoryfunnel washing with diethyl ether (300 ml). The aqueous phase wasremoved and the remaining organic layer washed with 1 N NaOH (3×100 ml).The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, andconcentrated to an oil. Chromatography of this material through silicagel using a gradient of chloroform to 10% methanol-chloroform afforded2.34 g (72% yield) of(R)-N-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine, 12Z, as aclear oil; m/z (rel. int.) 323 (M⁺, 2), 308 (63), 288 (7), 196 (5), 184(5), 155 (100), 125 (24), 115 (8), 103 (4), 91 (3), 77 (7).

Preparation of 12B

In a similar fashion, 4-methylcinnamonitrile was treated with diisobutylaluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complex treatedwith (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate imine wastreated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up and chromatographyyielded(R)-N-[3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-enyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,12B, as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 281 (M⁺, 6), 266 (5),176 (27), 146 (75), 135 (63), 131 (100), 115 (25), 105 (21), 91 (21), 77(21).

Preparation of 12C

In a similar fashion, 2-methylcinnamonitrile was treated with diisobutylaluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complex treatedwith (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate mine wastreated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up and chromatographyyielded(R)-N-[3-(2-methylphenyl)prop-2-enyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,12C, as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 281 (M⁺, 4), 266 (15),176 (18), 146 (62), 135 (58), 131 (100), 115 (23), 105 (19), 91 (38), 77(17).

Preparation of 12D

In a similar fashion, 2,4,6-trimethylcinnamonitrile was treated withdiisobutyl aluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complextreated with (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate iminewas treated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up andchromatography yielded(R)-N-[3-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)prop-2-enyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,12D, as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 309 (M⁺, 8), 294 (25),174 (82), 159 (100), 135 (52), 129 (29), 105 (21), 91 (17), 77 (14).

Preparation of 12E

In a similar fashion, 4-isopropylcinnamonitrile was treated withdiisobutyl aluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complextreated with (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate iminewas treated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up andchromatography yielded(R)-N-[3-(4-isopropylphenyl)prop-2-enyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,12E, as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 309 (M⁺, 9), 294 (7),174(98),159 (22),135 (80), 117 (100),105 (35), 91 (37), 77 (19).

Preparation of 12F

In a similar fashion, 2,4-dimethylcinnamonitrile was treated withdiisobutyl aluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complextreated with (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate iminewas treated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up andchromatography yielded(R)-N-[3-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)prop-2-enyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,12F, as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 295 (M⁺, 8), 294 (15),174 (29), 160 (75), 145 (100), 135 (68), 117 (21), 105 (30), 91 (26), 77(19).

Preparation of 12G

In a similar fashion, 3-methylcinnamonitrile was treated with diisobutylaluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complex treatedwith (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate imine wastreated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up and chromatographyyielded(R)-N-[3-(3-methylphenyl)prop-2-enyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,12G, as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 281 (M⁺, 5), 266 (9),176 (24), 146 (71), 135 (62), 131 (100), 115 (23), 105 (19), 91 (41), 77(18).

Preparation of 25E

In a similar fashion, cinnamonitrile was treated with diisobutylaluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complex treatedwith (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate imine wastreated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up and chromatographyyielded (R)-N-(3-phenylprop-2-enyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 25E,as a clear colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 267 (M+. 3), 252 (14),176(17), 135 (62),117 (100), 105 (28), 91 (56), 77 (33).

Preparation of 25G

In a similar fashion, α-methylcinnamonitrile was treated with diisobutylaluminum hydride and the intermediate aluminum-imine complex treatedwith (R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine. The intermediate imine wastreated with ethanolic sodium borohydride. Work-up and chromatographyyielded(R)-N-(2-methyl-3-phenylprop-2-enyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 25G,as a clear, colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 281 (M⁺, 5), 266 (18), 190(12), 146 (78), 135 (82), 131 (100), 115 (21), 105 (21), 91 (62), 77(19).

Preparation of 6X

A stirred solution of sodium hydride (1.8 g, 75 mmol) indimethylformamide (150 ml) was treated with a solution ofdiethylcyanomethyl phosphonate (13.3 g, 75 mmol) in dimethylformamide(50 ml). The reaction was stirred 30 min at rt. After this time thereaction was treated with 3-chlorobenzaldehyde (10.54 g, 75 mmol) andstirred 1 hr at rt and 30 min at 60° C. The reaction was then quenchedby the addition of water (200 ml). The reaction mixture was transferredto a separatory funnel using diethyl ether (300 ml) and the resultingorganic phase washed with water (5×300 ml) and brine. The organic layerwas dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate and concentrated to yield3-chlorocinnamonitrile (11.06 g) as a solid. The solid was dissolved intetrahydrofuran (50 ml) and treated with excess diborane and stirred 30min at rt. The reaction was poured over ice/10% HCl. The acidic aqueousphase was washed with diethyl ether (2×200 ml). The aqueous phase wasmade basic by the addition of 10 N NaOH and extracted with diethyl ether(200 ml). The ether extract was dried over anhydrous potassium carbonateand concentrated to afford 3-(3-chlorophenyl)propylamine as an oil (0.6g, 3.54 mmol). The 3-(3-chlorophenyl)propylamine (0.60 g, 3.54 mmol),3′-methoxyacetophenone (0.53 g, 3.54 mmol) and 1.25 molar equivalentstitanium(IV) isopropoxide (1.26 g, 4.43 mmol) were mixed 4 hr at rt andthe intermediate imine treated with an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride(5 ml of 1 M, 5 mmol). The reaction was stirred 16 hr at rt, dilutedwith diethyl ether (50 ml) and treated with water (0.32 ml, 17.7 mmol).After mixing thoroughly the solution was centrifuged and the ether layerconcentrated to a milky solid. This material was suspended in diethylether and filtered through a 0.45 μM CR PTFE Acrodisc. The ether washwas concentrated to an oil. Chromatography of this material (silica,preparative thin-layer chromatography) using 3% methanol-dichloromethane(containing 0.1% isopropylamine) affordedN-[3-(3-dichlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 6X; m/z(rel. int.) 303 (M⁺, 3), 288 (40), 196 (3), 164 (8), 135 (100), 125(46), 103 (26), 91 (29), 77 (29).

Preparation of 6V

An equal molar amount of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)propylamine (prepared in asimilar fashion from 4-chlorobenzaldehyde as above)3′-methoxyacetophenone and 1.25 molar equivalents titanium(IV)isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rt and the intermediate imine treatedwith an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (5 ml of I M, 5 mmol). Work-upand chromatography affordedN-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 6V, as anoil; m/z (rel. int.) 303 (M⁺, 8), 288 (91), 196 (4), 164 (10), 135(100), 125 (61), 103 (21), 91 (21), 77 (18).

Preparation of 20A

In a similar fashion, an equal molar amount of1-(1-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 4-t-butylacetophenone and 1.25 molarequivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rt and theintermediate imine treated with an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (5ml of 1 M, 5 mmol). Work-up and chromatography afforded(R)-N-[1-(4-t-butylphenyl)ethyl]-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine, 20A, as anoil; m/z (rel. int.) 331 (M⁺, 12), 316 (29), 161 (70), 155 (100), 131(14), 127 (13), 115(10), 105 (6), 91 (10), 77 (7).

Preparation of 25H and 25I

In a similar fashion, an equal molar amount of(R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, trans-4-phenyl-3-butene-2-one and1.25 molar equivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rtand the intermediate imine treated with an ethanolic sodiumcyanoborohydride (5 ml of 1 M, 5 mmol). Work-up and chromatographyafforded(R,R)-N-(2-methyl-4-phenybut-3-enyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 25H,as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 283 (M⁺, 4), 268 (13), 178 (40), 135 (100),105 (15), 91 (47), 77 (13) and(S,R)-N-(2-methyl-4-phenybut-3-enyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 25I,as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 283 (M⁺, 4), 268 (13), 178 (40), 135 (100),105 (15), 91 (47), 77 (13).

Preparation of 16L and 16M

In a similar fashion, an equal molar amount of(R)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 3-methoxyacetophenone and 1.25 molarequivalents titanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rt and theintermediate imine treated with an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (5ml of 1 M, 5 mmol). Work-up and chromatography afforded(R,R)-N-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 16L,as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 284 (M-1, 1), 270 (85), 150 (83), 135 (100),120 (12), 105 (28), 91 (25), 77 (23) and(S,R)-N-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 16M,as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 284 (M-1, 1), 270 (53), 150 (98),135(100),120 (11), 105 (33), 91 (25), 77 (23).

Preparation of 5B/5C

In a similar fashion, 4-chloroacetophenone was used to prepare3-methyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)cinnamonitrile. The nitrile was catalyticallyreduced (palladium hydroxide, acetic acid, 60 p.s.i. hydrogen 2 hr) togenerate 3-methyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)propylamine. An equal molar amountof the amine, 3′-methoxyacetophenone and 1.25 molar equivalentstitanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rt and the intermediateimine treated with an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (5 ml of 1 M, 5mmol). Work-up and chromatography affordedN-[3-methyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,5B/5C as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 317 (M⁺, 12), 302 (74), 210 (2), 182(4), 164 (12), 135 (100), 121 (25), 103 (40), 91 (19), 77 (28).

Preparation of 4Z/5A

In a similar fashion, 3-chloroacetophenone was used to prepare3-methyl-3-(3-chlorophenyl)cinnamonitrile. The nitrile was catalyticallyreduced (palladium hydroxide, acetic acid, 60 p.s.i. hydrogen 2 hr) togenerate 3-methyl-3-(3-chlorophenyl)propylamine. An equal molar amountof the amine, 3′-methoxyacetophenone and 1.25 molar equivalentstitanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rt and the intermediateimine treated with an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (5 ml of 1 M, 5mmol). Work-up and chromatography affordedN-[3-methyl-3-(3-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine,4Z/5A, as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 283 (M⁺, 17), 268 (71), 164 (13), 135(100), 121 (21), 105 (27), 91 (26), 77 (14).

Preparation of 4Y

In a similar fashion, 2-chloroacetophenone was used to prepare3-methyl-3-(2-chlorophenyl)cinnamonitrile. The nitrile was catalyticallyreduced (palladium hydroxide, acetic acid, 60 p.s.i. hydrogen 2 hr) togenerate 3-methyl-3-(2-chlorophenyl)propylamine. An equal molar amountof the amine, 3′-methoxyacetophenone and 1.25 molar equivalentstitanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed 4 hr at rt and the intermediateimine treated with an ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride (5 ml of 1 M, 5mmol). Work-up and chromatography affordedN-[3-methyl-3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 4Y,as an oil; m/z (rel. int.) 283 (M⁺, 17), 268 (71), 164 (13), 135 (100),121 (21), 105 (27), 91 (26), 77 (14).

Preparation of 6T

A solution of NPS R-568 (30.3 g 100 mmol) in dichloromethane at −78° C.was treated dropwise with borontribromide (50 g, 200 mmol). The reaction40 was stirred 1 hr at rt and poured over ice. The hydrobromide wasextracted from the aqueous phase with chloroform. The chloroformsolubles were then washed (4×100 ml) with 50% HCl. The chloroform washwas dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to afford(R)-N-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylaminehydrochloride as a solid. A solution of sodium hydride (0.48 g, 20 mmol)in dimethylformamide was treated with(R)-N-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethylaminehydrochloride (3.25 g, 10 mmol) and the reaction stirred 1 hr at rt. Thereaction was treated with iodoethane (1.71 g, 11 mmol) and stirred 16 hrat rt. Work-up and chromatography through silica using 3% methanol inchloroform afforded(R)-N-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl]-1-(3-ethoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 6T, as anoil; m/z (rel. int.) 316 (M⁺, 1), 302 (100), 282 (11), 196 (5), 178 (7),149 (74), 121 (34), 103 (25), 91 (28), 77 (29).

Preparation of 6R

NPS R-467 was used in a similar fashion to prepare(R)-N-(3-phenylpropyl)-1-(3-ethoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 6R, as an oil; m/z(rel. int.) 283 (M⁺, 10), 268 (74), 178 (11), 162 (8), 149 (100), 121(30), 103 (16), 91 (86), 77 (29).

Preparation of 3U

An equal molar mixture of 3,3-diphenylpropylamine (2.11 g, 10 mmol),1′-acetonaphthone (1.70 g, 10 mmol) and 1.25 equivalents of titanium(IV)isopropoxide (3.55 g, 12.5 mmol) were stirred 4 hr at rt. The reactionmixture was then treated with a 1 M solution of ethanolic sodiumcyanoborohydride (12.5 ml, 12.5 mmol) and stirred 16 hr at rt. Thereaction was diluted with diethyl ether (50 ml) and treated with water(0.72 ml, 40 mmol). After mixing thoroughly the mixture was centrifugedand the ether layer decanted and concentrated to a milky oil. The oilwas suspended in diethyl ether and filtered through a 0.45 μM CR PTFEAcrodisc. The diethyl ether filtrate was concentrated to affordN-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine, 3U, as a clear, colorlessoil; m/z (rel. int.) 365 (M⁺, 17), 350 (19),181 (23),155 (100), 141(25), 115 (11), 91 (13), 77 (6).

Preparation of 6F

In a similar fashion equal molar amounts 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine(1.51 g, 10 mmol), 2′-acetonaphthone (1.70 g, 10 mmol) and 1.25equivalents of titanium(IV) isopropoxide (3.55 g, 12.5 mmol) weretreated as above. Work-up yieldedN-[1-(2-naphthyl)ethyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 6F, as a clear,colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 305 (M⁺, 1), 290 (35), 170 (49), 155(100), 135 (55), 115 (8), 105 (10), 91 (9), 77 (10).

Preparation of 4G

In a similar fashion equal molar amounts of (R))-1-phenylethylamine,1′-acetonaphthone and 1.25 equivalents of titanium(IV) isopropoxide weremixed and the resulting intermediate imine was reduced with ethanolicsodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up and chromatography yieldedN-[1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl)-1-phenylethylamine, 4G, as a clear, colorlessoil; m/z (rel. int.) 275 (M⁺, 16), 260 (79), 155 (100), 127 (27), 105(70), 77 (32).

Preparation of 4H

In a similar fashion equal molar amounts of (R)-1′-phenylethylamine,2′-acetonaphthone and 1.25 equivalents of titanium(IV) isopropoxide weremixed and the resulting intermediate imine was reduced with ethanolicsodium cyanoborohydride. Work-up and chromatography yieldedN-[1-(2-naphthyl)ethyl]-1-phenylethylamine, 4H, as a clear, colorlessoil; m/z (rel. int.) 275 (M⁺, 1), 260 (61), 155 (100), 120 (36), 105(55), 77 (15).

Preparation of 6E

In a similar fashion equal molar amounts of1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 1′-acetonaphthone and 1.25 equivalents oftitanium(IV) isopropoxide were mixed and the resulting intermediateimine was reduced with ethanolic sodium cyanoborohydride. Work-tip andchromatography yieldedN-1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine, 6E, as a clear,colorless oil; m/z (rel. int.) 305 (M⁺, 10), 290 (30), 170 (43), 155(100), 135 (69), 115 (9), 105 (15), 91 (14), 77 (18).

Example 19 Pharmaceutical Formulation

Preparation of a pharmaceutical formulation suitable for administering acalcimimetic into a human patient is shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3 g/representative batch of 5,000 Ingredient mg/capsule capsulesNPS R-568 56.0 280.0 Pregelatinized 134.0 670.0 Starch NFMicrocrystalline 34.0 170.0 Cellulose NF Colloidal Silicon 1.0 5.0Dioxide Total 225 mg 1125 g

Other examples of NPS (R)-568 hydrochloride formulations and dosageforms include those suitable for sustained or extended release, usingstandard techniques.

Proper dosing can also be carried out using standard techniques. Forexample, in one set of experiments, 10-400 mg oral doses of NPS (R)-568hydrochloride showed pharmacological activity in human subjects.Significant levels of the O-glucuronide conjugate of 17Q, a principalmetabolite of NPS (R)-568, was observed in human plasma following oraladministration of NPS (R)-568 hydrochloride. Thus, the glucuronideconjugate of 17Q may be exerting some beneficial effect.

Using standard techniques other suitable dosage ranges for NPS (R)-568can be determined.

Suitable dosage ranges, formulations, and dosage forms for othercompounds described herein can also be determined by one skilled in artbased on the teachings provided in the application.

Other embodiments are within the following claims. Thus, while severalembodiments have been shown and described, various modifications may bemade, without departing from the spirit and scope of the presentinvention.

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AGG CCG GAG TCT GTG GAA TGT 615 Ala Ala Lys AspGln Asp Leu Lys Ser Arg Pro Glu Ser Val Glu Cys 45 50 55 60 ATC AGG TATAAT TTC CGT GGG TTT CGC TGG TTA CAG GCT ATG ATA TTT 663 Ile Arg Tyr AsnPhe Arg Gly Phe Arg Trp Leu Gln Ala Met Ile Phe 65 70 75 GCC ATA GAG GAGATA AAC AGC AGC CCA GCC CTT CTT CCC AAC TTG ACG 711 Ala Ile Glu Glu IleAsn Ser Ser Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Asn Leu Thr 80 85 90 CTG GGA TAC AGG ATATTT GAC ACT TGC AAC ACC GTT TCT AAG GCC TTG 759 Leu Gly Tyr Arg Ile PheAsp Thr Cys Asn Thr Val Ser Lys Ala Leu 95 100 105 GAA GCC ACC CTG AGTTTT GTT GCT CAA AAC AAA ATT GAT TCT TTG AAC 807 Glu Ala Thr Leu Ser PheVal Ala Gln Asn Lys Ile Asp Ser Leu Asn 110 115 120 CTT GAT GAG TTC TGCAAC TGC TCA GAG CAC ATT CCC TCT ACG ATT GCT 855 Leu Asp Glu Phe Cys AsnCys Ser Glu His Ile Pro Ser Thr Ile Ala 125 130 135 140 GTG GTG GGA GCAACT GGC TCA GGC GTC TCC ACG GCA GTG GCA AAT CTG 903 Val Val Gly Ala ThrGly Ser Gly Val Ser Thr Ala Val Ala Asn Leu 145 150 155 CTG GGG CTC TTCTAC ATT CCC CAG GTC AGT TAT GCC TCC TCC AGC AGA 951 Leu Gly Leu Phe TyrIle Pro Gln Val Ser Tyr Ala Ser Ser Ser Arg 160 165 170 CTC CTC AGC AACAAG AAT CAA TTC AAG TCT TTC CTC CGA ACC ATC CCC 999 Leu Leu Ser Asn LysAsn Gln Phe Lys Ser Phe Leu Arg Thr Ile Pro 175 180 185 AAT GAT GAG CACCAG GCC ACT GCC ATG GCA GAC ATC ATC GAG TAT TTC 1047 Asn Asp Glu His GlnAla Thr Ala Met Ala Asp Ile Ile Glu Tyr Phe 190 195 200 CGC TGG AAC TGGGTG GGC ACA ATT GCA GCT GAT GAC GAC TAT GGG CGG 1095 Arg Trp Asn Trp ValGly Thr Ile Ala Ala Asp Asp Asp Tyr Gly Arg 205 210 215 220 CCG GGG ATTGAG AAA TTC CGA GAG GAA GCT GAG GAA AGG GAT ATC TGC 1143 Pro Gly Ile GluLys Phe Arg Glu Glu Ala Glu Glu Arg Asp Ile Cys 225 230 235 ATC GAC TTCAGT GAA CTC ATC TCC CAG TAC TCT GAT GAG GAA GAG ATC 1191 Ile Asp Phe SerGlu Leu Ile Ser Gln Tyr Ser Asp Glu Glu Glu Ile 240 245 250 CAG CAT GTGGTA GAG GTG ATT CAA AAT TCC ACG GCC AAA GTC ATC GTG 1239 Gln His Val ValGlu Val Ile Gln Asn Ser Thr Ala Lys Val Ile Val 255 260 265 GTT TTC TCCAGT GGC CCA GAT CTT GAG CCC CTC ATC AAG GAG ATT GTC 1287 Val Phe Ser SerGly Pro Asp Leu Glu Pro Leu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val 270 275 280 CGG CGC AATATC ACG GGC AAG ATC TGG CTG GCC AGC GAG GCC TGG GCC 1335 Arg Arg Asn IleThr Gly Lys Ile Trp Leu Ala Ser Glu Ala Trp Ala 285 290 295 300 AGC TCCTCC CTG ATC GCC ATG CCT CAG TAC TTC CAC GTG GTT GGC GGC 1383 Ser Ser SerLeu Ile Ala Met Pro Gln Tyr Phe His Val Val Gly Gly 305 310 315 ACC ATTGGA TTC GCT CTG AAG GCT GGG CAG ATC CCA GGC TTC CGG GAA 1431 Thr Ile GlyPhe Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Gln Ile Pro Gly Phe Arg Glu 320 325 330 TTC CTGAAG AAG GTC CAT CCC AGG AAG TCT GTC CAC AAT GGT TTT GCC 1479 Phe Leu LysLys Val His Pro Arg Lys Ser Val His Asn Gly Phe Ala 335 340 345 AAG GAGTTT TGG GAA GAA ACA TTT AAC TGC CAC CTC CAA GAA GGT GCA 1527 Lys Glu PheTrp Glu Glu Thr Phe Asn Cys His Leu Gln Glu Gly Ala 350 355 360 AAA GGACCT TTA CCT GTG GAC ACC TTT CTG AGA GGT CAC GAA GAA AGT 1575 Lys Gly ProLeu Pro Val Asp Thr Phe Leu Arg Gly His Glu Glu Ser 365 370 375 380 GGCGAC AGG TTT AGC AAC AGC TCG ACA GCC TTC CGA CCC CTC TGT ACA 1623 Gly AspArg Phe Ser Asn Ser Ser Thr Ala Phe Arg Pro Leu Cys Thr 385 390 395 GGGGAT GAG AAC ATC AGC AGT GTC GAG ACC CCT TAC ATA GAT TAC ACG 1671 Gly AspGlu Asn Ile Ser Ser Val Glu Thr Pro Tyr Ile Asp Tyr Thr 400 405 410 CATTTA CGG ATA TCC TAC AAT GTG TAC TTA GCA GTC TAC TCC ATT GCC 1719 His LeuArg Ile Ser Tyr Asn Val Tyr Leu Ala Val Tyr Ser Ile Ala 415 420 425 CACGCC TTG CAA GAT ATA TAT ACC TGC TTA CCT GGG AGA GGG CTC TTC 1767 His AlaLeu Gln Asp Ile Tyr Thr Cys Leu Pro Gly Arg Gly Leu Phe 430 435 440 ACCAAT GGC TCC TGT GCA GAC ATC AAG AAA GTT GAG GCG TGG CAG GTC 1815 Thr AsnGly Ser Cys Ala Asp Ile Lys Lys Val Glu Ala Trp Gln Val 445 450 455 460CTG AAG CAC CTA CGG CAT CTA AAC TTT ACA AAC AAT ATG GGG GAG CAG 1863 LeuLys His Leu Arg His Leu Asn Phe Thr Asn Asn Met Gly Glu Gln 465 470 475GTG ACC TTT GAT GAG TGT GGT GAC CTG GTG GGG AAC TAT TCC ATC ATC 1911 ValThr Phe Asp Glu Cys Gly Asp Leu Val Gly Asn Tyr Ser Ile Ile 480 485 490AAC TGG CAC CTC TCC CCA GAG GAT GGC TCC ATC GTG TTT AAG GAA GTC 1959 AsnTrp His Leu Ser Pro Glu Asp Gly Ser Ile Val Phe Lys Glu Val 495 500 505GGG TAT TAC AAC GTC TAT GCC AAG AAG GGA GAA AGA CTC TTC ATC AAC 2007 GlyTyr Tyr Asn Val Tyr Ala Lys Lys Gly Glu Arg Leu Phe Ile Asn 510 515 520GAG GAG AAA ATC CTG TGG AGT GGG TTC TCC AGG GAG CCA CTC ACC TTT 2055 GluGlu Lys Ile Leu Trp Ser Gly Phe Ser Arg Glu Pro Leu Thr Phe 525 530 535540 GTG CTG TCT GTC CTC CAG GTG CCC TTC TCC AAC TGC AGC CGA GAC TGC 2103Val Leu Ser Val Leu Gln Val Pro Phe Ser Asn Cys Ser Arg Asp Cys 545 550555 CTG GCA GGG ACC AGG AAA GGG ATC ATT GAG GGG GAG CCC ACC TGC TGC 2151Leu Ala Gly Thr Arg Lys Gly Ile Ile Glu Gly Glu Pro Thr Cys Cys 560 565570 TTT GAG TGT GTG GAG TGT CCT GAT GGG GAG TAT AGT GAT GAG ACA GAT 2199Phe Glu Cys Val Glu Cys Pro Asp Gly Glu Tyr Ser Asp Glu Thr Asp 575 580585 GCC AGT GCC TGT AAC AAG TGC CCA GAT GAC TTC TGG TCC AAT GAG AAC 2247Ala Ser Ala Cys Asn Lys Cys Pro Asp Asp Phe Trp Ser Asn Glu Asn 590 595600 CAC ACC TCC TGC ATT GCC AAG GAG ATC GAG TTT CTG TCG TGG ACG GAG 2295His Thr Ser Cys Ile Ala Lys Glu Ile Glu Phe Leu Ser Trp Thr Glu 605 610615 620 CCC TTT GGG ATC GCA CTC ACC CTC TTT GCC GTG CTG GGC ATT TTC CTG2343 Pro Phe Gly Ile Ala Leu Thr Leu Phe Ala Val Leu Gly Ile Phe Leu 625630 635 ACA GCC TTT GTG CTG GGT GTG TTT ATC AAG TTC CGC AAC ACA CCC ATT2391 Thr Ala Phe Val Leu Gly Val Phe Ile Lys Phe Arg Asn Thr Pro Ile 640645 650 GTC AAG GCC ACC AAC CGA GAG CTC TCC TAC CTC CTC CTC TTC TCC CTG2439 Val Lys Ala Thr Asn Arg Glu Leu Ser Tyr Leu Leu Leu Phe Ser Leu 655660 665 CTC TGC TGC TTC TCC AGC TCC CTG TTC TTC ATC GGG GAG CCC CAG GAC2487 Leu Cys Cys Phe Ser Ser Ser Leu Phe Phe Ile Gly Glu Pro Gln Asp 670675 680 TGG ACG TGC CGC CTG CGC CAG CCG GCC TTT GGC ATC AGC TTC GTG CTC2535 Trp Thr Cys Arg Leu Arg Gln Pro Ala Phe Gly Ile Ser Phe Val Leu 685690 695 700 TGC ATC TCA TGC ATC CTG GTG AAA ACC AAC CGT GTC CTC CTG GTGTTT 2583 Cys Ile Ser Cys Ile Leu Val Lys Thr Asn Arg Val Leu Leu Val Phe705 710 715 GAG GCC AAG ATC CCC ACC AGC TTC CAC CGC AAG TGG TGG GGG CTCAAC 2631 Glu Ala Lys Ile Pro Thr Ser Phe His Arg Lys Trp Trp Gly Leu Asn720 725 730 CTG CAG TTC CTG CTG GTT TTC CTC TGC ACC TTC ATG CAG ATT GTCATC 2679 Leu Gln Phe Leu Leu Val Phe Leu Cys Thr Phe Met Gln Ile Val Ile735 740 745 TGT GTG ATC TGG CTC TAC ACC GCG CCC CCC TCA AGC TAC CGC AACCAG 2727 Cys Val Ile Trp Leu Tyr Thr Ala Pro Pro Ser Ser Tyr Arg Asn Gln750 755 760 GAG CTG GAG GAT GAG ATC ATC TTC ATC ACG TGC CAC GAG GGC TCCCTC 2775 Glu Leu Glu Asp Glu Ile Ile Phe Ile Thr Cys His Glu Gly Ser Leu765 770 775 780 ATG GCC CTG GGC TTC CTG ATC GGC TAC ACC TGC CTG CTG GCTGCC ATC 2823 Met Ala Leu Gly Phe Leu Ile Gly Tyr Thr Cys Leu Leu Ala AlaIle 785 790 795 TGC TTC TTC TTT GCC TTC AAG TCC CGG AAG CTG CCG GAG AACTTC AAT 2871 Cys Phe Phe Phe Ala Phe Lys Ser Arg Lys Leu Pro Glu Asn PheAsn 800 805 810 GAA GCC AAG TTC ATC ACC TTC AGC ATG CTC ATC TTC TTC ATCGTC TGG 2919 Glu Ala Lys Phe Ile Thr Phe Ser Met Leu Ile Phe Phe Ile ValTrp 815 820 825 ATC TCC TTC ATT CCA GCC TAT GCC AGC ACC TAT GGC AAG TTTGTC TCT 2967 Ile Ser Phe Ile Pro Ala Tyr Ala Ser Thr Tyr Gly Lys Phe ValSer 830 835 840 GCC GTA GAG GTG ATT GCC ATC CTG GCA GCC AGC TTT GGC TTGCTG GCG 3015 Ala Val Glu Val Ile Ala Ile Leu Ala Ala Ser Phe Gly Leu LeuAla 845 850 855 860 TGC ATC TTC TTC AAC AAG ATC TAC ATC ATT CTC TTC AAGCCA TCC CGC 3063 Cys Ile Phe Phe Asn Lys Ile Tyr Ile Ile Leu Phe Lys ProSer Arg 865 870 875 AAC ACC ATC GAG GAG GTG CGT TGC AGC ACC GCA GCT CACGCT TTC AAG 3111 Asn Thr Ile Glu Glu Val Arg Cys Ser Thr Ala Ala His AlaPhe Lys 880 885 890 GTG GCT GCC CGG GCC ACG CTG CGC CGC AGC AAC GTC TCCCGC AAG CGG 3159 Val Ala Ala Arg Ala Thr Leu Arg Arg Ser Asn Val Ser ArgLys Arg 895 900 905 TCC AGC AGC CTT GGA GGC TCC ACG GGA TCC ACC CCC TCCTCC TCC ATC 3207 Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly Gly Ser Thr Gly Ser Thr Pro Ser SerSer Ile 910 915 920 AGC AGC AAG AGC AAC AGC GAA GAC CCA TTC CCA CGG CCCGAG AGG CAG 3255 Ser Ser Lys Ser Asn Ser Glu Asp Pro Phe Pro Arg Pro GluArg Gln 925 930 935 940 AAG CAG CAG CAG CCG CTG GCC CTA ACC CAG CAA GAGCAG CAG CAG CAG 3303 Lys Gln Gln Gln Pro Leu Ala Leu Thr Gln Gln Glu GlnGln Gln Gln 945 950 955 CCC CTG ACC CTC CCA CAG CAG CAA CGA TCT CAG CAGCAG CCC AGA TGC 3351 Pro Leu Thr Leu Pro Gln Gln Gln Arg Ser Gln Gln GlnPro Arg Cys 960 965 970 AAG CAG AAG GTC ATC TTT GGC AGC GGC ACG GTC ACCTTC TCA CTG AGC 3399 Lys Gln Lys Val Ile Phe Gly Ser Gly Thr Val Thr PheSer Leu Ser 975 980 985 TTT GAT GAG CCT CAG AAG AAC GCC ATG GCC CAC AGGAAT TCT ACG CAC 3447 Phe Asp Glu Pro Gln Lys Asn Ala Met Ala His Arg AsnSer Thr His 990 995 1000 CAG AAC TCC CTG GAG GCC CAG AAA AGC AGC GAT ACGCTG ACC CGA CAC 3495 Gln Asn Ser Leu Glu Ala Gln Lys Ser Ser Asp Thr LeuThr Arg His 1005 1010 1015 1020 CAG CCA TTA CTC CCG CTG CAG TGC GGG GAAACG GAC TTA GAT CTG ACC 3543 Gln Pro Leu Leu Pro Leu Gln Cys Gly Glu ThrAsp Leu Asp Leu Thr 1025 1030 1035 GTC CAG GAA ACA GGT CTG CAA GGA CCTGTG GGT GGA GAC CAG CGG CCA 3591 Val Gln Glu Thr Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro ValGly Gly Asp Gln Arg Pro 1040 1045 1050 GAG GTG GAG GAC CCT GAA GAG TTGTCC CCA GCA CTT GTA GTG TCC AGT 3639 Glu Val Glu Asp Pro Glu Glu Leu SerPro Ala Leu Val Val Ser Ser 1055 1060 1065 TCA CAG AGC TTT GTC ATC AGTGGT GGA GGC AGC ACT GTT ACA GAA AAC 3687 Ser Gln Ser Phe Val Ile Ser GlyGly Gly Ser Thr Val Thr Glu Asn 1070 1075 1080 GTA GTG AAT TCATAAAATGGAA GGAGAAGACT GGGCTAGGGA GAATGCAGAG 3739 Val Val Asn Ser 1085AGGTTTCTTG GGGTCCCAGG GATGAGGAAT CGCCCCAGAC TCCTTTCCTC TGAGGAAGAA 3799GGGATAATAG ACACATCAAA TGCCCCGAAT TTAGTCACAC CATCTTAAAT GACAGTGAAT 3859TGACCCATGT TCCCTTTAAA ATTAAAAAAA AGAAGAGCCT TGTGTTTCTG TGGTTGCATT 3919TGTCAAAGCA TTGAGATCTC CACGGTCAGA TTTGCTGTTC ACCCACATCT AATGTCTCTT 3979CCTCTGTTCT ATCCCACCCA ACAGCTCAGA GATGAAACTA TGGCTTTAAA CTACCCTCCA 4039GAGTGTGCAG ACTGATGGGA CATCAAATTT GCCACCACTA GAGCTGAGAG TCTGAAAGAC 4099AGAATGTCAC CAGTCCTGCC CAATGCCTTG ACAACAGACT GAATTTTAAA TGTTCACAAC 4159ATAAGGAGAA TGTATCTCCT CCTATTTATG AAAACCATAT GATATTTTGT CTCCTACCTG 4219CTGCTGCTAT TATGTAACAT CCAGAAGGTT TGCACCCCTC CTATACCATA TGTCTGGTTC 4279TGTCCAGGAC ATGATACTGA TGCCATGTTT AGATTCCAGG ATCACAAGAA TCACCTCAAA 4339TTGTTAGGAA GGGACTGCAT AAACCAATGA GCTGTATCTG TAATTAATAT TCCTATATGT 4399AGCTTTATCC TTAGGAAAAT GCTTCTGTTG TAATAGTCCA TGGACAATAT AAACTGAAAA 4459ATGTCAGTCT GGTTTATATA AGGCAGTATT ATTGAGCTCT ATTTCCCCAC CCCACTATCC 4519TCACTCCCAT AAGCTAAGCC TTATGTGAGC CCCTTCAGGG ACTCAAGGGT CCAGAAGTCC 4579CTCCCATCTC TACCCCAAAG AATTCCTGAA GCCAGATCCA CCCTATCCCT GTACAGAGTA 4639AGTTCTCAAT TATTGGCCTG CTAATAGCTG CTAGGGTAGG AAAGCGTGGT TCCAAGAAAG 4699ATCCACCCTC AAATGTCGGA GCTATGTTCC CTCCAGCAGT GGTATTAATA CTGCCGGTCA 4759CCCAGGCTCT GGAGCCAGAG AGACAGACCG GGGTTCAAGC CATGGCTTCG TCATTTGCAA 4819GCTGAGTGAC TGTAGGCAGG GAACCTTAAC CTCTCTAAGC CACAGCTTCT TCATCTTTAA 4879AATAAGGATA ATAATCATTC CTTCCCCTCA GAGCTCTTAT GTGGATTAAA CGAGATAATG 4939TATATAAAGT ACTTTAGCCT GGTACCTAGC ACACAATAAG CATTCAATAA ATATTAGTTA 4999ATATTAT 5006 3809 base pairs nucleic acid single linear cDNA to mRNAunknown CDS 373...3606 2 CAACAGGCAC CTGGCTGCAG CCAGGAAGGA CCGCACGCCCTTTCGCGCAG GAGAGTGGAA 60 GGAGGGAGCT GTTTGCCAGC ACCGAGGTCT TGCGGCACAGGCAACGCTTG ACCTGAGTCT 120 TGCAGAATGA AAGGCATCAC AGGAGGCCTC TGCATGATGTGGCTTCCAAA GACTCAAGGA 180 CCACCCACAT TACAAGTCTG GATTGAGGAA GGCAGAAATGGAGATTCAAA CACCACGTCT 240 TCTATTATTT TATTAATCAA TCTGTAGACA TGTGTCCCCACTGCAGGGAG TGAACTGCTC 300 CAAGGGAGAA ACTTCTGGGA GCCTCCAAAC TCCTAGCTGTCTCATCCCTT GCCCTGGAGA 360 GACGGCAGAA CC ATG GCA TTT TAT AGC TGC TGC TGGGTC CTC TTG GCA 408 Met Ala Phe Tyr Ser Cys Cys Trp Val Leu Leu Ala 1 510 CTC ACC TGG CAC ACC TCT GCC TAC GGG CCA GAC CAG CGA GCC CAA AAG 456Leu Thr Trp His Thr Ser Ala Tyr Gly Pro Asp Gln Arg Ala Gln Lys 15 20 25AAG GGG GAC ATT ATC CTT GGG GGG CTC TTT CCT ATT CAT TTT GGA GTA 504 LysGly Asp Ile Ile Leu Gly Gly Leu Phe Pro Ile His Phe Gly Val 30 35 40 GCAGCT AAA GAT CAA GAT CTC AAA TCA AGG CCG GAG TCT GTG GAA TGT 552 Ala AlaLys Asp Gln Asp Leu Lys Ser Arg Pro Glu Ser Val Glu Cys 45 50 55 60 ATCAGG TAT AAT TTC CGT GGG TTT CGC TGG TTA CAG GCT ATG ATA TTT 600 Ile ArgTyr Asn Phe Arg Gly Phe Arg Trp Leu Gln Ala Met Ile Phe 65 70 75 GCC ATAGAG GAG ATA AAC AGC AGC CCA GCC CTT CTT CCC AAC TTG ACG 648 Ala Ile GluGlu Ile Asn Ser Ser Pro Ala Leu Leu Pro Asn Leu Thr 80 85 90 CTG GGA TACAGG ATA TTT GAC ACT TGC AAC ACC GTT TCT AAG GCC TTG 696 Leu Gly Tyr ArgIle Phe Asp Thr Cys Asn Thr Val Ser Lys Ala Leu 95 100 105 GAA GCC ACCCTG AGT TTT GTT GCT CAA AAC AAA ATT GAT TCT TTG AAC 744 Glu Ala Thr LeuSer Phe Val Ala Gln Asn Lys Ile Asp Ser Leu Asn 110 115 120 CTT GAT GAGTTC TGC AAC TGC TCA GAG CAC ATT CCC TCT ACG ATT GCT 792 Leu Asp Glu PheCys Asn Cys Ser Glu His Ile Pro Ser Thr Ile Ala 125 130 135 140 GTG GTGGGA GCA ACT GGC TCA GGC GTC TCC ACG GCA GTG GCA AAT CTG 840 Val Val GlyAla Thr Gly Ser Gly Val Ser Thr Ala Val Ala Asn Leu 145 150 155 CTG GGGCTC TTC TAC ATT CCC CAG GTC AGT TAT GCC TCC TCC AGC AGA 888 Leu Gly LeuPhe Tyr Ile Pro Gln Val Ser Tyr Ala Ser Ser Ser Arg 160 165 170 CTC CTCAGC AAC AAG AAT CAA TTC AAG TCT TTC CTC CGA ACC ATC CCC 936 Leu Leu SerAsn Lys Asn Gln Phe Lys Ser Phe Leu Arg Thr Ile Pro 175 180 185 AAT GATGAG CAC CAG GCC ACT GCC ATG GCA GAC ATC ATC GAG TAT TTC 984 Asn Asp GluHis Gln Ala Thr Ala Met Ala Asp Ile Ile Glu Tyr Phe 190 195 200 CGC TGGAAC TGG GTG GGC ACA ATT GCA GCT GAT GAC GAC TAT GGG CGG 1032 Arg Trp AsnTrp Val Gly Thr Ile Ala Ala Asp Asp Asp Tyr Gly Arg 205 210 215 220 CCGGGG ATT GAG AAA TTC CGA GAG GAA GCT GAG GAA AGG GAT ATC TGC 1080 Pro GlyIle Glu Lys Phe Arg Glu Glu Ala Glu Glu Arg Asp Ile Cys 225 230 235 ATCGAC TTC AGT GAA CTC ATC TCC CAG TAC TCT GAT GAG GAA GAG ATC 1128 Ile AspPhe Ser Glu Leu Ile Ser Gln Tyr Ser Asp Glu Glu Glu Ile 240 245 250 CAGCAT GTG GTA GAG GTG ATT CAA AAT TCC ACG GCC AAA GTC ATC GTG 1176 Gln HisVal Val Glu Val Ile Gln Asn Ser Thr Ala Lys Val Ile Val 255 260 265 GTTTTC TCC AGT GGC CCA GAT CTT GAG CCC CTC ATC AAG GAG ATT GTC 1224 Val PheSer Ser Gly Pro Asp Leu Glu Pro Leu Ile Lys Glu Ile Val 270 275 280 CGGCGC AAT ATC ACG GGC AAG ATC TGG CTG GCC AGC GAG GCC TGG GCC 1272 Arg ArgAsn Ile Thr Gly Lys Ile Trp Leu Ala Ser Glu Ala Trp Ala 285 290 295 300AGC TCC TCC CTG ATC GCC ATG CCT CAG TAC TTC CAC GTG GTT GGC GGC 1320 SerSer Ser Leu Ile Ala Met Pro Gln Tyr Phe His Val Val Gly Gly 305 310 315ACC ATT GGA TTC GCT CTG AAG GCT GGG CAG ATC CCA GGC TTC CGG GAA 1368 ThrIle Gly Phe Ala Leu Lys Ala Gly Gln Ile Pro Gly Phe Arg Glu 320 325 330TTC CTG AAG AAG GTC CAT CCC AGG AAG TCT GTC CAC AAT GGT TTT GCC 1416 PheLeu Lys Lys Val His Pro Arg Lys Ser Val His Asn Gly Phe Ala 335 340 345AAG GAG TTT TGG GAA GAA ACA TTT AAC TGC CAC CTC CAA GAA GGT GCA 1464 LysGlu Phe Trp Glu Glu Thr Phe Asn Cys His Leu Gln Glu Gly Ala 350 355 360AAA GGA CCT TTA CCT GTG GAC ACC TTT CTG AGA GGT CAC GAA GAA AGT 1512 LysGly Pro Leu Pro Val Asp Thr Phe Leu Arg Gly His Glu Glu Ser 365 370 375380 GGC GAC AGG TTT AGC AAC AGC TCG ACA GCC TTC CGA CCC CTC TGT ACA 1560Gly Asp Arg Phe Ser Asn Ser Ser Thr Ala Phe Arg Pro Leu Cys Thr 385 390395 GGG GAT GAG AAC ATC AGC AGT GTC GAG ACC CCT TAC ATA GAT TAC ACG 1608Gly Asp Glu Asn Ile Ser Ser Val Glu Thr Pro Tyr Ile Asp Tyr Thr 400 405410 CAT TTA CGG ATA TCC TAC AAT GTG TAC TTA GCA GTC TAC TCC ATT GCC 1656His Leu Arg Ile Ser Tyr Asn Val Tyr Leu Ala Val Tyr Ser Ile Ala 415 420425 CAC GCC TTG CAA GAT ATA TAT ACC TGC TTA CCT GGG AGA GGG CTC TTC 1704His Ala Leu Gln Asp Ile Tyr Thr Cys Leu Pro Gly Arg Gly Leu Phe 430 435440 ACC AAT GGC TCC TGT GCA GAC ATC AAG AAA GTT GAG GCG TGG CAG GTC 1752Thr Asn Gly Ser Cys Ala Asp Ile Lys Lys Val Glu Ala Trp Gln Val 445 450455 460 CTG AAG CAC CTA CGG CAT CTA AAC TTT ACA AAC AAT ATG GGG GAG CAG1800 Leu Lys His Leu Arg His Leu Asn Phe Thr Asn Asn Met Gly Glu Gln 465470 475 GTG ACC TTT GAT GAG TGT GGT GAC CTG GTG GGG AAC TAT TCC ATC ATC1848 Val Thr Phe Asp Glu Cys Gly Asp Leu Val Gly Asn Tyr Ser Ile Ile 480485 490 AAC TGG CAC CTC TCC CCA GAG GAT GGC TCC ATC GTG TTT AAG GAA GTC1896 Asn Trp His Leu Ser Pro Glu Asp Gly Ser Ile Val Phe Lys Glu Val 495500 505 GGG TAT TAC AAC GTC TAT GCC AAG AAG GGA GAA AGA CTC TTC ATC AAC1944 Gly Tyr Tyr Asn Val Tyr Ala Lys Lys Gly Glu Arg Leu Phe Ile Asn 510515 520 GAG GAG AAA ATC CTG TGG AGT GGG TTC TCC AGG GAG GTG CCC TTC TCC1992 Glu Glu Lys Ile Leu Trp Ser Gly Phe Ser Arg Glu Val Pro Phe Ser 525530 535 540 AAC TGC AGC CGA GAC TGC CTG GCA GGG ACC AGG AAA GGG ATC ATTGAG 2040 Asn Cys Ser Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Gly Thr Arg Lys Gly Ile Ile Glu545 550 555 GGG GAG CCC ACC TGC TGC TTT GAG TGT GTG GAG TGT CCT GAT GGGGAG 2088 Gly Glu Pro Thr Cys Cys Phe Glu Cys Val Glu Cys Pro Asp Gly Glu560 565 570 TAT AGT GAT GAG ACA GAT GCC AGT GCC TGT AAC AAG TGC CCA GATGAC 2136 Tyr Ser Asp Glu Thr Asp Ala Ser Ala Cys Asn Lys Cys Pro Asp Asp575 580 585 TTC TGG TCC AAT GAG AAC CAC ACC TCC TGC ATT GCC AAG GAG ATCGAG 2184 Phe Trp Ser Asn Glu Asn His Thr Ser Cys Ile Ala Lys Glu Ile Glu590 595 600 TTT CTG TCG TGG ACG GAG CCC TTT GGG ATC GCA CTC ACC CTC TTTGCC 2232 Phe Leu Ser Trp Thr Glu Pro Phe Gly Ile Ala Leu Thr Leu Phe Ala605 610 615 620 GTG CTG GGC ATT TTC CTG ACA GCC TTT GTG CTG GGT GTG TTTATC AAG 2280 Val Leu Gly Ile Phe Leu Thr Ala Phe Val Leu Gly Val Phe IleLys 625 630 635 TTC CGC AAC ACA CCC ATT GTC AAG GCC ACC AAC CGA GAG CTCTCC TAC 2328 Phe Arg Asn Thr Pro Ile Val Lys Ala Thr Asn Arg Glu Leu SerTyr 640 645 650 CTC CTC CTC TTC TCC CTG CTC TGC TGC TTC TCC AGC TCC CTGTTC TTC 2376 Leu Leu Leu Phe Ser Leu Leu Cys Cys Phe Ser Ser Ser Leu PhePhe 655 660 665 ATC GGG GAG CCC CAG GAC TGG ACG TGC CGC CTG CGC CAG CCGGCC TTT 2424 Ile Gly Glu Pro Gln Asp Trp Thr Cys Arg Leu Arg Gln Pro AlaPhe 670 675 680 GGC ATC AGC TTC GTG CTC TGC ATC TCA TGC ATC CTG GTG AAAACC AAC 2472 Gly Ile Ser Phe Val Leu Cys Ile Ser Cys Ile Leu Val Lys ThrAsn 685 690 695 700 CGT GTC CTC CTG GTG TTT GAG GCC AAG ATC CCC ACC AGCTTC CAC CGC 2520 Arg Val Leu Leu Val Phe Glu Ala Lys Ile Pro Thr Ser PheHis Arg 705 710 715 AAG TGG TGG GGG CTC AAC CTG CAG TTC CTG CTG GTT TTCCTC TGC ACC 2568 Lys Trp Trp Gly Leu Asn Leu Gln Phe Leu Leu Val Phe LeuCys Thr 720 725 730 TTC ATG CAG ATT GTC ATC TGT GTG ATC TGG CTC TAC ACCGCG CCC CCC 2616 Phe Met Gln Ile Val Ile Cys Val Ile Trp Leu Tyr Thr AlaPro Pro 735 740 745 TCA AGC TAC CGC AAC CAG GAG CTG GAG GAT GAG ATC ATCTTC ATC ACG 2664 Ser Ser Tyr Arg Asn Gln Glu Leu Glu Asp Glu Ile Ile PheIle Thr 750 755 760 TGC CAC GAG GGC TCC CTC ATG GCC CTG GGC TTC CTG ATCGGC TAC ACC 2712 Cys His Glu Gly Ser Leu Met Ala Leu Gly Phe Leu Ile GlyTyr Thr 765 770 775 780 TGC CTG CTG GCT GCC ATC TGC TTC TTC TTT GCC TTCAAG TCC CGG AAG 2760 Cys Leu Leu Ala Ala Ile Cys Phe Phe Phe Ala Phe LysSer Arg Lys 785 790 795 CTG CCG GAG AAC TTC AAT GAA GCC AAG TTC ATC ACCTTC AGC ATG CTC 2808 Leu Pro Glu Asn Phe Asn Glu Ala Lys Phe Ile Thr PheSer Met Leu 800 805 810 ATC TTC TTC ATC GTC TGG ATC TCC TTC ATT CCA GCCTAT GCC AGC ACC 2856 Ile Phe Phe Ile Val Trp Ile Ser Phe Ile Pro Ala TyrAla Ser Thr 815 820 825 TAT GGC AAG TTT GTC TCT GCC GTA GAG GTG ATT GCCATC CTG GCA GCC 2904 Tyr Gly Lys Phe Val Ser Ala Val Glu Val Ile Ala IleLeu Ala Ala 830 835 840 AGC TTT GGC TTG CTG GCG TGC ATC TTC TTC AAC AAGATC TAC ATC ATT 2952 Ser Phe Gly Leu Leu Ala Cys Ile Phe Phe Asn Lys IleTyr Ile Ile 845 850 855 860 CTC TTC AAG CCA TCC CGC AAC ACC ATC GAG GAGGTG CGT TGC AGC ACC 3000 Leu Phe Lys Pro Ser Arg Asn Thr Ile Glu Glu ValArg Cys Ser Thr 865 870 875 GCA GCT CAC GCT TTC AAG GTG GCT GCC CGG GCCACG CTG CGC CGC AGC 3048 Ala Ala His Ala Phe Lys Val Ala Ala Arg Ala ThrLeu Arg Arg Ser 880 885 890 AAC GTC TCC CGC AAG CGG TCC AGC AGC CTT GGAGGC TCC ACG GGA TCC 3096 Asn Val Ser Arg Lys Arg Ser Ser Ser Leu Gly GlySer Thr Gly Ser 895 900 905 ACC CCC TCC TCC TCC ATC AGC AGC AAG AGC AACAGC GAA GAC CCA TTC 3144 Thr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ile Ser Ser Lys Ser Asn SerGlu Asp Pro Phe 910 915 920 CCA CAG CCC GAG AGG CAG AAG CAG CAG CAG CCGCTG GCC CTA ACC CAG 3192 Pro Gln Pro Glu Arg Gln Lys Gln Gln Gln Pro LeuAla Leu Thr Gln 925 930 935 940 CAA GAG CAG CAG CAG CAG CCC CTG ACC CTCCCA CAG CAG CAA CGA TCT 3240 Gln Glu Gln Gln Gln Gln Pro Leu Thr Leu ProGln Gln Gln Arg Ser 945 950 955 CAG CAG CAG CCC AGA TGC AAG CAG AAG GTCATC TTT GGC AGC GGC ACG 3288 Gln Gln Gln Pro Arg Cys Lys Gln Lys Val IlePhe Gly Ser Gly Thr 960 965 970 GTC ACC TTC TCA CTG AGC TTT GAT GAG CCTCAG AAG AAC GCC ATG GCC 3336 Val Thr Phe Ser Leu Ser Phe Asp Glu Pro GlnLys Asn Ala Met Ala 975 980 985 CAC GGG AAT TCT ACG CAC CAG AAC TCC CTGGAG GCC CAG AAA AGC AGC 3384 His Gly Asn Ser Thr His Gln Asn Ser Leu GluAla Gln Lys Ser Ser 990 995 1000 GAT ACG CTG ACC CGA CAC CAG CCA TTA CTCCCG CTG CAG TGC GGG GAA 3432 Asp Thr Leu Thr Arg His Gln Pro Leu Leu ProLeu Gln Cys Gly Glu 1005 1010 1015 1020 ACG GAC TTA GAT CTG ACC GTC CAGGAA ACA GGT CTG CAA GGA CCT GTG 3480 Thr Asp Leu Asp Leu Thr Val Gln GluThr Gly Leu Gln Gly Pro Val 1025 1030 1035 GGT GGA GAC CAG CGG CCA GAGGTG GAG GAC CCT GAA GAG TTG TCC CCA 3528 Gly Gly Asp Gln Arg Pro Glu ValGlu Asp Pro Glu Glu Leu Ser Pro 1040 1045 1050 GCA CTT GTA GTG TCC AGTTCA CAG AGC TTT GTC ATC AGT GGT GGA GGC 3576 Ala Leu Val Val Ser Ser SerGln Ser Phe Val Ile Ser Gly Gly Gly 1055 1060 1065 AGC ACT GTT ACA GAAAAC GTA GTG AAT TCA TAAAATGGAA GGAGAAGACT 3626 Ser Thr Val Thr Glu AsnVal Val Asn Ser 1070 1075 GGGCTAGGGA GAATGCAGAG AGGTTTCTTG GGGTCCCAGGGATGAGGAAT CGCCCCAGAC 3686 TCCTTTCCTC TGAGGAAGAA GGGATAATAG ACACATCAAATGCCCCGAAT TTAGTCACAC 3746 CATCTTAAAT GACAGTGAAT TGACCCATGT TCCCTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAGCGGC 3806 CGC 3809

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound having the formula:

wherein Ar₅ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0to 5 substituents each independently selected from the group consistingof, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylenedioxy, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,benzyl, benzyloxy, α,α-dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), acetyl,ethylene dioxy, and —CH═CH-phenyl; Ar₆ is phenyl substituted with 1 to 5substituents each independently selected from the group consisting ofacetyl, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylenedioxy, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN,carbomethoxy, OCH₂C(O)C₂H₅ and OCH₂C(O)OC₂H₅ and acetoxy, provided thatat least one substituent is OCH₂C(O)OC₂H₅; R₁₁ is hydrogen or methyl;and R₁₂ is hydrogen or methyl; provided that at least one of R₁₁ and R₁₂is methyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof. 2.The compound of claim 1, wherein Ar₆ is a substituted phenyl comprisinga OCH₂C(O)OC₂H₅ substituent in a meta position.
 3. A compound selectedfrom the group consisting of: 21S((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-propoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21T((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isopropoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21U((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isobutoxyphenyl)ethylamine): 21Y((R,R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine);22J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);23A((R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine):23E((R)-N-((3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;24B(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyohenyl)methyl)-1(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethylamine);24J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)proyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;24M ((R)-N-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine;24V(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(3-(ethylacetoxy)phenyl)ethylamine);24X ((R)-N-((3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);24Y ((R)-N-((3-chloro-4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;25C((S,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);25D((R,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);and 25E ((R)-N-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine:or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 4. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 21Y((R,R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 5. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 22J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 6. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 24V(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(3-(ethylacetoxy)phenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 7. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 25D((R,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 8. A method ofinhibiting bone resorption in a patient comprising the step ofadministering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of acompound selected from the group consisting of: 21S((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-propoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21T((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isopropoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21U((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isobutoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21Y((R,R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine);22J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);23A((R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine);23E((R)-N-((3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;24B(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethylamine);24J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;24M ((R)-N-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine;24V(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(3-(ethylacetoxy)phenyl)ethylamine);24X ((R)-N-((3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);24Y ((R)-N-((3-chloro-4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;25C((S,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);25D((R,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);and 25E ((R)-N-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine;or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 9. A compoundhaving the formula:

wherein Ar₃ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionally substituted with 0to 5 substituents each independently selected from the group consistingof, lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylenedioxy, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy,benzyl, benzyloxy, dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), N(CH₃)₂, acetyl,and ethylene dioxy; Ar₄ is either naphthyl or phenyl optionallysubstituted with 0 to 5 substituents each independently selected fromthe group consisting of lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, lowerthioalkyl, methylene dioxy, lower haloalkyl, lower haloalkoxy, OH,CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, and acetoxy; provided that if Ar₄ is 3-methoxyphenyl,then Ar₃ is a substituted phenyl that is not 2-methoxy, 3-methyl,2-methyl, 4-methyl, 2,4-dimethyl, 2,4,6-trimethyl, or 4-isopropyl; andif Ar₄ is unsubstituted phenyl, then Ar₃ is a substituted phenyl that isnot 2-nitrophenyl, 4-nitrophenyl, or 4-dimethylaminophenyl; R₈ is eitherhydrogen or phenyl; R₉ is either hydrogen or methyl; and R₁₀ is eitherhydrogen, methyl, or phenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt orcomplex thereof.
 10. The compound of claim 3, wherein said compound is21S ((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-propoxyphenyl)ethylamine) ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 11. The compoundof claim 3, wherein said compound is 21T((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isopropoxyphenyl)ethylamine) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 12. The compound ofclaim 3, wherein said compound is 21U((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isobutoxyphenyl)ethylamine) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 13. The compound ofclaim 3, wherein said compound is 23A((R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 14. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 24B(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 15. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 23E((R)-N-((3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)methyl)-1(1-naphthyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 16. The compound ofclaim 3, wherein said compound is 24J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamineor a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 17. Thecompound of claim 3, wherein said compound is 24M((R)-N-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 18. The compound ofclaim 3, wherein said compound is 24X((R)-N-((3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine)) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 19. The compound ofclaim 3, wherein said compound is 24Y((R)-N-((3-chloro-4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 20. The compound ofclaim 3, wherein said compound is 25E((R)-N-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 21. A method ofdecreasing parathyroid hormone level in a patent to achieve a beneficialeffect comprising the step of administering to said patient an effectiveamount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: 21S((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-propoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21T((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isopropoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21U((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1(3-isobutoxyphenyl)ethylamine); 21Y((R,R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine);22J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);23A((R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine);23E((R)-N-((3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;24B(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethylamine);24J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;24M ((R)-N-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine;24V(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1(3-(ethylacetoxy)phenyl)ethylamine);24X ((R)-N-((3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);24Y ((R)-N-((3-chloro-4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine;25C((S,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);and 25D((R,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine);25E ((R)-N-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 22. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 21S(R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-propoxyphenyl)ethylamine) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 23. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 21T((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isopropoxyphenyl)ethylamine) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 24. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 21U((R)-N-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-isobutoxyphenyl)ethylamine) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 25. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 21Y((R,R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 26. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 22J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 27. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 23A((R)-N-(4-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 28. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 23E((R)-N-((3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 29. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 24B(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 30. A methodof treating a patient having a disease selected from the groupconsisting of hyperparathyroidism, Paget's disease, a hypercalcemicdisorder, osteoporosis, hypertension, and renal osteodystrophy,comprising the step of administering to said patient an effective amountof the compound of any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 14,15, 16, 17, 18 or 19 or
 20. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein saiddisease is hyperparathyroidism.
 32. The method of claim 30, wherein saiddisease is Paget's disease.
 33. The method of claim 30, wherein saiddisease is osteoporosis.
 34. The method of claim 30, wherein saiddisease is hypertension.
 35. The method of claim 30, wherein saiddisease is renal osteodystrophy.
 36. The method of claim 21, whereinsaid compound is 24J((R)-N-(3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)propyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamineor a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 37. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 24M((R)-N-(3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)propyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 38. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 24V(N-((3-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(3-(ethylacetoxy)phenyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 39. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 24X((R)-N-((3-bromo-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 40. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 24Y((R)-N-((3-chloro-4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 41. The method ofclaim 21, wherein said compound is 25C((S,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 42. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 25D((R,R)-N-(4-(3-trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-butyl)-1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 43. The methodof claim 21, wherein said compound is 25E((R)-N-(3-phenylprop-2-en-1-yl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylamine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt or complex thereof.
 44. Apharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amountof the compound of any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 20 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 45.A method of treating a patient having a disease or disordercharacterized by abnormal bone and mineral homeostasis comprising thestep of administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amountof the compound of any of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or
 20. 46. The compound of claim 9, wherein Ar₃is either naphthyl optionally substituted with 0-5 substituents orphenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents eachindependently selected from the group consisting of halogen, loweralkoxy, lower thioalkyl, methylene dioxy, lower haloalkyl, lowerhaloalkoxy, OH, CH₂OH, CONH₂, CN, acetoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy,dimethylbenzyl, NO₂, CHO, CH₃CH(OH), N(CH₃)₂, acetyl, and ethylenedioxy.